Bronze Busts

Author Jaroslav Benda 1947 in Prague. The sculpture was the one. Price in a theatre competition in 1948. Signature of Jar. Benda, nice original patina. Weight: 2kg.

Important bronze sculpture, Ercole Farnese, Florentine foundries, xx century.

This sculpture is provocative and gorgeous. When we acquired this piece, we were told it was called "Study on a Female Body" and that it had been in the gentleman's office since he first opened in the 1970's. The sculpture is anatomically correct and features a female torso arching back and has large pieces of attached brutalist bronze pieces that protrude almost evocative of wings to create some sort of angelic aspect to the piece. It's both brutal / crude, but so elegantly executed and really is just a stunning piece. From the naval to the articulated spine, the attention to detail was masterfully executed on this sculpture. The sculpture sits upon a steel rod, which is mounted to a stone block. The piece is signed illegibly on the stone. A wonderful piece that would really look great in any type of modern environment. Would be great as an entryway sculpture...

A very fine French 19th century brown and parcel-gilt patinated bronze sculpture titled "La Sécurité" (The Security - Protection) after a model by Eugène Delaplanche (French, 1836–1891). Depicting a sitting young Maiden in a gilt-decorated armored suit and helmet, a lion skin on her back, holding a resting child on her arm. Raised on Rouge-Royal marble plinth inscribed "La Sécurité - Par E. Delaplanche - Salon des Beaux-Arts de Paris". Signed: E. Delaplanche and stamped with the importer's seal - Alberto Vignes y Ca - Buenos Aires, circa 1890. Measures: Height: 28 3/4 inches (60.3 cm). Width: 16 inches (40.7 cm). Depth: 14 inches (35.6 cm). Eugène Delaplanche (February 28, 1836 – January 10, 1891) was a French sculptor, born at Belleville (Seine). He was a pupil of Duret, gained the Prix de Rome in 1864 (spending 1864-67 at the Villa Medici in Rome) and the medal of honor in 1878. His "Messenger of Love" (1874), "Aurora" (1878), and the "Virgin of the Lillies" (1884), are in the Luxembourg. Other works by him are "Music - La Musique" (1878, Paris Opera House), called his masterpiece; "Eve After the Fall" (1869); "Maternal Instruction" (1875, Square of Sainte-Clothilde, Paris). He is also noted for his decorations in relief on vases of Haviland faience. His best work is naturalistic, but at the same time dignified and simple in line and shows sound mastery of technique. He is represented by 15 works in the Glyptothek, Copenhagen and in many other French museums and in churches. This sculpture of La Sécurité is after his 1884 sculptures...

A large scale reclaimed bronzed and gilded plaster bust of Roman emperor Tiberius. In Grand Tour style and an impressive large scale, this bust would make a striking decorative piec...

Circa 1880, this elegant antique French bronze bust portrays a refined Renaissance gentleman with a contemplative expression. The figure is modeled wearing a soft period cap and rich...

An Italian bronze bust of a woman in the classical manner by Fonderia Veraldi, Napoli.

On a gilt bronze base. The monarch wearing a diadem with strongly sculpted features.

Beautiful lost wax cast bronze sculpture on a white marble base. It is signed by V. Cinque (1852-1929), part of the Neapolitan school of the early 1900s. It depicts the classic Ne...

Striking male nude sculpture executed in bronze with plaster. Unsigned. On pedestal.

French Empire patinated bronze herm base bust of Napoleon signed F.B.LAUNAY and after the model of 1804 by Antoine-Denise Chaudet (19th Century)

Gilt bronze bust of homer on a Regency ormolu mounted blue John pedestal, early 19th century.

A 19th century bronze bust of Charles V after Leoni Leone. Crafted circa 1800, this highly detailed bust portrays the sitter wearing a laurel wreath and classical drapery over what ...

A rare and exceptional pair of bronze busts by Eugene Laurent, both are unsigned but the pair are catalogued with signatures in Berman's reference work. The casting quality is above ...

Superb marble and gilt bronze bust representing a young emperor with his robe and laurel wreath. Italy early 20th century, of the Romantic style. Signed A. Fagioli. Dimensions in ...

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. O-652-335   

Bronze Bust of Johan Joachim Winckelmann on a Verde Marble Pedestal, 20th Century Provenance: Private Melbourne Collection. Description: Displaying in its sensitive treatment of ...

CLOVIS EDMOND MASSON (1838-1913) "Lion and Lioness". Bronze sculptural group. Signed. Dim.: 32 x 84 x 22 cm very good condition

A superb, finely cast and well-patinated pair of French bronze busts representing Jean Racine and Pierre Corneille, two of the most celebrated dramatists of the 17th century. Each bu...

This is a Maurice Maignan bronze female bust sculpture. It depicts a young lady with a smile and wearing a tight corset adorned with an upper bor...

Striking Abstract Impressionist bronze head by Wolf Bröll (1950-2016) part polished, with dark brown rough textured areas. Artist monogram WB and number 1/12. Dated 1993. The bron...

Pair of sculptures in Regule, wooden base, Art Nouveau, 1900. Pair of early 20th century sculptures in Regule with wooden base, Belle Époque, Art Nouveau, circa 1900. Dimensions :...

Patinated bronze sculpture by Roulland, 20th century. Painted bronze sculpture by Roulland, portrait, 20th century. Dimensions : H: 27cm, W: 15cm, D: 17cm Contact us before orderin...

Beautiful Italian Bronze bust of a lady in a hat. Signed by sculptor Gabriele Parente (see photo) (1875-1899). This is a classic, but whimsical twist on bronze busts that would be pe...

A 20th Century School "Liberty" Bronze Bust on Black Slate Plinth. Measures 6.25" in width, 6.25" in depth and stands 15" tall.

2 French Victorian bronze busts of Apollo and Diana mounted on a black marble square shaped base under a fluted column with red marble trim (PRICED EACH)

Carlos Gardel Tango Bronze & Marble Plaque Portrait / Sculpture. The signature is Hard to understand. Carlos Gardel (born Charles Romuald Gardès; 11 Dec...

A Pair Continental patinated Bronze Busts Of Youths in good antique condition. Approximately 10" tall

Bronze sculpture representing Salammbo by A.Sefebire, 19th century or early 20th century. A 19th century or early 20th century Napoleon III style bronze sculpture of Salammbo by A.S...

One of a kind patinated bronze bust of a child on a stepped ebonized wood pedestal,François Duquesnoy school, decorated with tortoiseshell look alike inlays. The bust shows a clea...

Large bust of an oriental woman, in marble and bronze, on a green marble base. Sculpture signed on the back by the sculptor Charny. Some wear and small chips, old restoration...

Very good cast of a Benin bonze head, probably mid 20th century From the Benin Tribe of Africa comes this beautiful bronze head

Pair of Art Nouveau bronze sculptures by Van Der Straeten, circa 1900. Pair of Art Nouveau sculptures, circa 1900, in bronze, marble base by Van Der Straeten. Dimensions : H: 24cm,...

A very fine modernist bronze study of a flautist with excellent golden patina and hand finished surface detail, raised on marble base and signed ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Height: ...

Hermann Siedentop (1864-1943), Braunschweig sculptor during an air raid died, life-size bust of a man, brown patinated bronze on marble base, signed on the reverse. "H. Siedentop, B...

Antique bronze bust of a smiling child by Jean Antoine Injalbert. Foundry mark Siot Decauville Paris, Numbered. France 1900. Bronze, patinated. Belgian red marble base. Jean Anto...

An Exceptional Antique French 1st Empire Period Dore Bronze Grouping of Lovers, Attributed to Pierre-Philippe Thomire a Paris. Exceptionally cast, hand-chiseled and further burnished and matted with two-tone gold, this dore bronze grouping of two neoclassical lovers is of the upmost quality and craftsmanship. As Pierre-Philippe Thomire is regarded as one of the greatest bronzier's of the late 18th century and early 19th century, this dore bronze piece could only be made by someone with his artistic talents. The lovers are seen with the man seated on a cushioned bench with tasseled...

Pair of French Victorian patinated bronze busts of Louis XVI and le Titien each on a square rouge marble base (signed: Chardigny/1858)

A good quality 19th Century French Bronze patinated bust of a young lady wearing a flower in her hair, a classical dress and raised on a sockel base.

North Italian, 16th century Bust of the emperor Vitellius Bronze, on later bronze socle, lead support to reverse 18 cm. / 7 ins (the bust), 23 cm. / 9 ins overall This fine and apparently unique all’antica Renaissance bronze is inspired by a bust in Venice thought to depict the Roman emperor Vitellius (15-69 AD), who ruled for only eight months in 69 AD before he was overthrown by Vespasian. The Vitellio Grimani, also known as the pseudo-Vitellius, was discovered in Rome in 1505 during excavations on the Quirinale on land owned by the Venetian cardinal Domenico Grimani (1461-1523). On the death of Grimani the Vitellius was sent to Venice and bequeathed to the Republic of Venice, where it was displayed at the Palazzo Ducale from 1525 to 1593. It is now in the Museo arceologico nazionale di Venezia (inv. 20) and regarded as a portrait of an unknown Roman from the first half of the second century AD. The present small bust, with its rough, waxy surface and imaginative adaptation of the antique model on which it is based, bears all the hallmarks of Renaissance bronze modelling in the north of Italy. Indeed, the vigorous modelling is reminiscent of the works by Andrea Briosco, called Il Riccio (1470-1532), who worked in Padua in the Veneto and specialised in small bronzes based on antique subjects. See, for example, his head of Bacchus (private collection, offered at Sotheby’s London in 2021), which has a similarly waxy treatment of the hair. The fantastical lion-mask on the breastplate, with its stylised face and unusual braids of hair, is also typical of the imaginative re-working of antique motifs by Renaissance artists. This indicates that the present bust is probably by a follower of Riccio working in Padua or another centre of classicism in the Veneto. RELATED LITERATURE: L. Planiscig, 'Andrea Riccio...

Bronze sculpture with green glaze and wooden base by the Italian sculpture Attilio Torresini (1884-1961). Signed on rear: A. Torresini Measures: Cm. 27 x 13 x 13 - Wooden base 5.5 ...

A Large and Exceptional Late 19th Century Patinated Bronze Figural Group Entitled “Quand Meme” by Mercié and Barbedienne on Pedestal Marius-Jean-Antonin Me...

Stylized Art Deco,,W P A Bronze,,Woman bust, signed but wasn't able to identify? Powerful image! Extremely well executed.. I believe it is German..

Bronze Bust with red French marble base, end of 19th century. Provenience: France This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy created ove...

George Fullard ARA (1923–1973) Relief with Bronze Figure. George Fullard was a celebrated British post-war sculptor who trained at the Royal College of Art.Wounded in World War Two,...

Albert Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887) Pair of French five-fire candelabra from the 19th century. in gilded bronze. Decorated with female figures, on a marble base. Signed. Measure:...

An elegant and most impressive French late 19th century patinated Bronze and Ormolu bust of Raphaella, signed Faure de Brousse. This beautiful bust depicts a Renaissance era princess...

A Roman-inspired sculptural bust in patinated bronze, depicting a general or emperor in ceremonial armor. The rich iconography of the breastplate is particularly striking, decorated ...

This pair of antique bronze statues are unmarked, but presumed to have been made in England in approximately the year 1900. These statues are wel...

Striking and scholarly pair of monumental late 19th century Italian patinated bronze busts, depicting the great classical philosophers Heraclitus(left) and Archytas (right). Both fig...

Signed Machauld et Eug. Cornu – G. Viot et Cie Fondeurs Bust of a Greek goddess, made entirely of silvered bronze and gilded bronze. The tiara and collar necklace ornating the bust are finely decorated with stylized floral motifs of polychrome champlevé enamel. It rests on a molded base and square plinth made in red griotte marble. The sculptor Eugène Cornu (1827-1899), installed in Paris at N.29 rue Popincourt, after having worked as a designer and then director for the renowned company Tahan, worked closely with the « Compagnie des Marbres Onyx...

An imposing, patinated bronze bust depicting Bacchus (Dionysus), the classical god of wine and fertility, identified by his crown of leaves and grapevines. The work is notable for it...

Neoclassical bronze bust of Zar Alexander II, with yellow patina. Marked on the side: Giesserei Burgdorf 1852. Height: 19 cm Depth: 8 cm Width: 11.5 cm Switzerland 1852

The Belgium artist Georges van der Straaten (born 1856) designed the two bronze busts at the end of the 19th century. One is titled "Bergere" (shepher...

1990s Spanish hand carved classical Greek woman bronze bust with travertine base. Bronze is ideal for the garde where the natural bronze patina takes over as can be appreciate on...

Sculpture of Hebe in patinated bronze. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION ABOUT THE LOT, AND A SHIPPING QUOTE CAN BE REQUESTED BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO

Bust of a young woman from the Belle Epoque period, in bronze with a golden patina, resting on a green Alpine marble pedestal on a grey sainte Anne counter pedestal. The smiling youn...

A beautifully cast Art Nouveau dark brown patinated bronze bust of a young African mother tenderly holding and breastfeeding her baby. The bronze is signed Gardon an unlisted scul...

Stunning life-size bust of a gentleman with an Order of Knighthood from Belgium. Beautiful weathered patin, if you want the colors more deep you can wax the bronze. Marie Pierre ...

Pair of Bronze Busts on Marble Stands of Babies, by Victor Heinrich Seifert (1870-1953)