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Pair of 19th Century Marble Busts of French Royal Figures on Marble Pedestals
Located in London, GB
A pair of Royal Busts
Of Clotilde of France, Queen of Sardinia
And Marie Adélaïde of Savoy, Dauphine of France
Both noblewomen carved from marble and dressed in contemporary fashion, wearing luxurious flowing garments, their hair coiffed, done up and ribbon-tied. On Sienna marble octagonal pedestals.
French, circa 1880
Dimensions: H: 79 in / 200 cm
The Two "Marie Adélaïde's"
The marble portrait busts represent two French royal figures, Clotilde of France and her great-grandmother Marie Adélaïde of Savoy. Marie Adélaïde Clotilde Xavière, known as Clotilde of France (1759-1802), was Queen of Sardinia and the younger sister of King Louis XVI of France, who was married to Marie Antoinette. Marie Adélaïde of Savoy (1685-1712) was the Dauphine of France and Duchess of Burgundy. The famous sculptor Antoine Coysevox...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Marble, Siena Marble
19th Century Italian Marble Bust of Socrates
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century Italian Marble bust of the Classical Greek philosopher Socrates. His draped robe is hand-carved in red Scagliola with the face modelled in contrasting white Carrara marb...
Category
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Hand-Carved Vintage Chinese Stone Quán Yīn Head Sculpture with Natural Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
This vintage stone Quán Yīn head sculpture, hand-carved in mid-20th-century China, captures the Bodhisattva of Compassion in serene repose. Rising 18″ high atop a gently flared neckl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Stone Busts
Materials
Schist
Set of 4 19th C. French Patinated Bronze Marble Mounted Busts of Philosophers
Located in New York, NY
A Set of Four 19th Century French Patinated Bronze Marble Mounted Busts of Philosophers. The stunning patina adorning each bust accentuates the intricate facial expressions, breath...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bust of "Psyche" in Patinated Bronze, by Boyer and Rolland
Located in Paris, FR
This is a bust of Psyche in patinated bronze by the founders Boyer and Rolland. It represents a young woman wearing butterfly wings in her hair with her head turned towards an insect placed on her shoulder. The little butterfly probably represents Cupid. It is an evocation of the myth Cupid and Psyche. The sculpture rests on a red marble base placed on a rectangular stand.
It is a sand casting made in the foundry of Boyer and Rolland whose mark is on the back of the bust. On the side, it is annotated Mm Léon Bertaux...
Category
1870s French Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Emperor Antoninus Pius. bust in Carrara marble, marble sculpture
Located in Rome, IT
Bust in Carrara marble, marble sculpture. Large sculpture of Antonino Pio, exceptional and detailed workmanship in white marble, 58 cm high with the base. XX Century. Grande scultura...
Category
20th Century Italian Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
$4,535 Sale Price
20% Off
Nathan the Wise, 19th Century Austrian Bronze Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Judaic patinated bronze bust depicting Nathan the Wise, Austria, 19th century.
Inscribed Dimanche on the back. Original marble base.
Similar example depicting Nathan the Wise in his classic pose executed by famous Russian sculptor...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$3,120 Sale Price
20% Off
‘La Porteuse’ and ‘Le Guerrier Arabe’, Two Patinated Bronze Figures by Salmson
Located in London, GB
These wonderful patinated bronze sculptures were created in France in the 19th Century when Orientalist art was in fashion. They are the work of the prestigious sculptor, Jean Jules ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze
Moses Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
This alabaster work recreates one of the most famous statues of Renaissance Italy, Michelangelo's Moses. The bearded prophet is seated with his head...
Category
2010s Italian Stone Busts
Materials
Alabaster
$8,522 / item
Carrare Bust Nubian Polychrome Late 19th Century Signed Marchetti
Located in palm beach, FL
Bust sculpted in Carrara marble. Nubian polychrome is extremely well-executed giving a realistic effect. A white veil is attached by a golden fibula. Red ma...
Category
1870s Italian Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
An Italian Carrara Marble Model of the Three Graces, after Antonio Canova
Located in New York, NY
An Impressive 19th Century Italian Hand-Carved Carrara Marble Model of The Three Graces, Originally by Antonio Canova. The carving on this piece is exceptionally well done. The faces, hair, hands and draped clothing...
Category
1850s Italian Louis XVI Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Marble Bust of a Young Man, Carrara Marble
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Marble Bust of a Young Man, Carrara Marble.
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Head Julius Caesar carved on white Carrara marble - made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Julius Caesar sculpture, Caesar head sculpture, Sculpture, Male head, classical art, Greek art, Julius Caesar art , white Carrara marble, classical sculpture,
Portrait head of Juliu...
Category
1990s Italian Classical Roman Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
Bust Sculpture Omero
Located in Rome, IT
Bust sculpture Omero in marble.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
$3,401 Sale Price
20% Off
Marble bust depicting religious woman, 20th century
Located in Cantù, IT
Marble bust depicting religious woman, 20th century
Category
20th Century Italian Other Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
Deluxe marble bust depicting a lady 20th century
Located in Cantù, IT
Deluxe marble bust depicting a lady 20th century
Category
20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
Italian romantic bust of woman with 1970s rose
Located in Cantù, IT
Italian romantic bust of woman with 1970s rose
Category
20th Century Art Deco Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
Marble bust depicting classy woman with hat, 20th century italy
Located in Cantù, IT
Fine white marble bust depicting a young woman wearing a flower-adorned hat and dress decorated with a necklace and elegant garland of leaves. The work gracefully captures the aesthe...
Category
20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
Marble bust depicting Italian lady 20th century
Located in Cantù, IT
Marble bust depicting Italian lady 20th century
Category
20th Century Italian Other Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
French Marble Bust of Louis XIV, the Sun King
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Louis XIV, known as Louis the Great or Le Roi Soleil (Sun King) was a monarch who reigned as king of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His reign of 72...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
Italian 18th century patinated Wood, Giltwood, and Faux Painted marble bust
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and most decorative Italian 18th century patinated Wood, Giltwood, and Faux Painted marble bust. This handsome bust of a soldier is raised by its original square faux m...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
Multi Coloured Marble Bust In The classical Style
Located in Southall, GB
A very attractive multi coloured marble male bust on a black stand. The carving is crisp and precise with lots of detail to the hair, features and bear...
Category
Late 20th Century European Neoclassical Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
$5,961 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Carved Chinese Marble Bust Head of Guanyin Buddhist Bodhisattva Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
Beautiful marble Quan Yin. Very large and incredibly heavy (needs additional padding on the underside or a stand to help balance the bust so that it ca...
Category
20th Century Chinese Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
Fonseca Head Sculpture
Located in Rome, IT
Fonseca head sculpture marble white, xx century.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
$4,346 Sale Price
20% Off
Model Nude Archer Mounted Sculpture Bust Bronze Stone Base Art Deco Antiques CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Model Nude Archer mounted sculpture bust bronze stone base Art Deco antiques CA . Excellent color and details decorative Sculpture on a desk as garniture on a mantle fireplace, on a ...
Category
20th Century European Stone Busts
Materials
Stone, Marble, Bronze
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Marble Figure of a Torso, 19th/20th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An Italian marble figure of a torso, 19th/20th century
wearing a tunic falling from her right shoulder and leaving the breast bare, both ends of...
Category
20th Century Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
Nice Late 19th Century Carrara Marble Group of Drunken Silenus by Rougelet
By Benoît (Benedict) Rougelet
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Nice late 19th century Carrara marble figural group of Drunken Silenus by Rougelet
Depicting three putti, with Silenus being held aloft, surrounde...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Alabaster Bust Figure Wearing Bonnet Classical Scene French Italian 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality highly detailed carved Alabaster portrait figure sculpture bust of an elegant lady wearing a bonnet. Last quarter of the Nineteenth century, possibly of...
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Handsome Two Colour Marble Male Bust On Black Marble Stand
Located in Southall, GB
A handsome green and white marble male bust, on a black marble stand. A intricately detailed and imposing male marble bust with elaborate carvings to ...
Category
Late 20th Century European Neoclassical Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
$4,877 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Bronze Bust Signed by Mathurin Moreau on Griotte Marble Base
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite bronze bust, signed by the renowned French sculptor Mathurin Moreau (1822–1912), is a captivating example of 19th century French decorative art. Cast with exceptional ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Two Marble Busts, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Two life-size, expressive busts of white marble as allegories of winter as an old man with coat and tongs - and - of spring as a youth with cap, on conical stelae with leaf ornaments...
Category
18th Century German Baroque Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
$79,130 / set
Sculpture Napoleon, Bust in Carrara marble, sculpture in marble
Located in Rome, IT
Sculpture, Napoleon in white marble,Bust in Carrara marble, sculpture, Napoleone in marmo bianco
Category
20th Century Unknown Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
$5,291 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Large French Figural Group, circa 1930s
Located in Devon, England
A wonderful 1930s figural group depicting a young women playing with a kitten. Signed to the dress France and very much in manner of Uriano, a French sculpture. Weighing in at close ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Stone Busts
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Beautiful 19th Century Italian Carrara Marble Bust of a Woman by F. Musaglino
Located in Long Island City, NY
Beautiful late 19th century Italian white Carrara marble bust of a woman by F. Musaglino.
The woman glancing afar with a hat covering her curly hair and a masquerade mask around h...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Belle Époque Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Fragmentia 01 Sculpture by Marcela Cure
Located in Barranquilla, CO
In continuity with her signature explorations of the female form, Marcela Cure introduces a new sculptural memento that sheds light upon the mulling yet beauteous intricacies in woma...
Category
2010s Colombian Other Stone Busts
Materials
Cast Stone
Art Déco Sculpture in Precious White Marble of Carrara, Nude Woman, Italy 1920s
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
This sculpture fits beautifully into the Art Deco period, a style that flourished internationally from the 1920s to the 1940s. Art Deco is known for its elegance, glamour, and modern...
Category
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
$2,362 Sale Price
20% Off
Important Italian Bust "Roman Emperor" 20th Century Carrara Marble
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Italian bust "Roman Emperor" 20th Century Marmo di Carrara
Measure: H: 63cm
perfect conditions
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Stone Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
17th Century Italian Carrara Marble Bust of Classical Roman
Located in Houston, TX
17th century Italian carrara marble bust of a Classical Roman.
Finely carved Classical Roman Carrara marble bust sculpture from the 17th ce...
Category
17th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
Italian Carrara Marble Bust of a Roman Patrician
Located in Essex, MA
Nicely carved bust of a Roman patrician. a 19th century copy of an ancient Roman image. Socle base.
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Large Antique Hand Carved Sandstone Sculpture, Bust of Christ with Display Stand
Located in Lisse, NL
Top quality and mint condition bust sculpture from the early 1900s with maker's name.
This incredibly well carved bust of Jesus is impressive both for its quality and its large size. With His head bowed down like in His final hours on the cross this design is obviously perfect for displaying on a tall stand. In this case a tall and ebonized wooden pedestal was used and thanks to the contrasting colors of this bust and its pedestal they are like a match made in heaven. The master sculptor / artist could not have done a better job in hand carving the exhausted yet serene facial expression of Christ. The large size of this bust combined with the rare sandstone material makes this work of religious art look extra ancient. Because of its size this archetype of Christianity can also be seen and worshipped from further away. Unfortunately we cannot read the name of the skilled artisan who signed this unique sculpture. Thanks to its amazing quality, its excellent condition, its deeper meaning and its powerful presence this work of religious art will never fail to impress, no matter where you decide to have it on display. For it to have come our way felt like a blessing and to be able to offer it to the 1stdibs community in this amazing condition is an honour for us.
Our fair price for this museum worthy sculpture again includes perfect packing and also worldwide delivery from our store to your door in just 4 to 6 days.
Total height x width x depth: 74 x 17 x 16.5 inches.
Christ bust...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Stone Busts
Materials
Sandstone
A hand carved African head by sculptor Arthur Dupagne, Belgium - first half 20th
Located in London, GB
Massive granite block carved into a fine African head. The work attributed to 20th century sculptor Arthur Dupagne 1895-1961 - Belgian School.
Arthur D...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Expressionist Stone Busts
Materials
Granite
Roy Adzak for Daum Buddha Signed Contemporary French Crystal Figural Bust Statu
By Roy Adzak
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A serene contemporary French crystal figural bust statue/sculpture titled “Buddha” designed by Roy Adzak for the studio of Daum. Etched signature from Daum and Roy Adzak with an ann...
Category
1970s French Vintage Stone Busts
Materials
Crystal
Alabaster bust of a young woman, signed Cyprien
Located in Paris, FR
Alabaster sculpture of a bust of a young woman with her hair held in a kerchief. Signed on the back: A. Cyprien.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of Hollywood Regency Brass Antelope Sculptures with Marble Bases, 1970's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of 1970's vintage sculptures featuring stylized Kudu Antelopes or Ibex in brass metal over exotic marble bases. The sculpture features hand forged designs throughout with striki...
Category
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Stone Busts
Materials
Marble, Brass
Italian Carrara Marble Bust Of A Gentleman
Located in Essex, MA
I could not identify the sitter. Socle base. From a Mississippi collection.
Category
1840s European Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Hermes Bust Made with Compressed Marble Powder, 'Side Museum' No:3
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Hermes is the messenger god in Greek mythology. He is the quickest and most clever of the gods. The original is displayed in the Side Museum.
Measure: height: 11.8'' / Weight: 2 k...
Category
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Stone Busts
Materials
Statuary Marble
Fine Italian 19th-20th Century Carved Two-Color Alabaster Bust of a Young Beauty
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Italian 19th-20th century carved color-alabaster bust of a young beauty. The finely carved two-tone alabaster bust, depicting a young girl posing with a side gaze and wavy hair ti...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Country Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Alabaster
$4,295 Sale Price
33% Off
19th Century Grand Tour Verdigris Bronze Bust of Dante Alighieri / Marble Plinth
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Verdigris Bronze Bust of 14th Century Italian Poet Dante Alighieri on Marble Plinth. Measures 18" in width, 7.5" in depth and 13" in height.
Category
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Patinated Bronze Bust
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated bronze, ormolu and marble bust of David. The bust is raised by an elegant circular marble socle pedestal with a fine mottle...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Important Italian Bust "Roman Emperor" 20th Century Carrara Marble
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Italian bust "Roman Emperor" 20th Century Marmo di Carrara
Measure: H: 55cm
perfect conditions
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Stone Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Italian Neo-Classic Style Marble Bust of Roman Emperor
Located in Queens, NY
Italian neo-classic style (19th Cent) light brown marble bust of a Roman emperor mounted on a round plinth.
Category
19th Century Neoclassical Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Stone, Metal
Antique Alabaster Bust Sculpture of Beethoven by Franz Peleschka
Located in New York, NY
Antique alabaster bust sculpture of Ludwig Beethoven by the Austrian artist, Franz Peleschka Lunard (1873-?). 16 3/4 by 9 by 8 3/4 inches. Signed on reverse.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Stone Busts
Materials
Alabaster
“Rugged Outdoorsman” Bronze by Lundeen
By George Lundeen
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gorgeous American bronze sculpture of a “Rugged Outdoorsman” bronze by Lundeen.
George Wayne Lundeen (b. 1948), American Sculptor … limited Edition No 10/12 … dated 1977.
Fully and properly signed and marked on the rear of the head.
This is an exceptional quality bronze with exceptional detail. It features the bust/head of a bearded and rugged American Frontiersman with rope over his shoulder. It sits on a granite base.
George Wayne Lundeen, American sculptor (b. 1948 -).
Born in Holdrege, Nebraska, George Lundeen has become a nationally known sculptor of realistic figures. He achieved the status of full Academician of the National Academy of Design in New York, which is the highest professional recognition bestowed on visual arts in America.
One of his best known pieces is the seated, life-size figure in bronze of Benjamin Franklin at the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia. He also has work at the Capital Rotunda in Washington DC. and in 2001, his sculpture Thomas Jefferson was dedicated at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Lundeen served as the 2001 Thomas Jefferson Distinguished Visiting Lecturer and participated in the unveiling of the Jefferson sculpture.
Recipient Pioneer award, Nebraska legislature, 1995, Distinguished Nebraskan, Governor Nebraska, 1995; Fulbright-Hays grantee, Florence, Italy, 1973-1974. Member of National Academy of Design (academician), Allied Artists American (Montana award 1982), National Sculpture Society (Bronze medal 1981, 1984, Silver medal 1982).
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
1999 Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters
STATE OF NEBRASKA
1995 “Distinguished Nebraskan†by proclamation of the Governor of Nebraska
LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA AND THE NEBRASKALAND FOUNDATION
1995 Pioneer Award
NATIONAL SCULPTURE SOCIETY
1983 National Sculpture Society’s Prizewinner Exhibition, Bronze Medal: “Departureâ€
1982 National Sculpture Silver Medal: “Old Friendsâ€
1981 National Sculpture Bronze Medal: “Departureâ€
ALLIED ARTISTS OF AMERICA
1991 Associate Members Award: “Joy of Music-Bass Playerâ€
1990 Helen Gapen Oehler Memorial Award: “Hearts on a Swingâ€
1987 Allied Artists Members & Associates Award: “Ben Franklinâ€
1981 Pietro and Alfrieda Montana Memorial Award: “Michelleâ€
NORTH AMERICAN SCULPTURE EXHIBITION
1986 John Cavenaugh Memorial Award: “Flatlanderâ€
1983 Art Castings of Colorado Award: “Loversâ€
1981 Rocky Mountain Sculpture...
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Late 20th Century American American Classical Stone Busts
Materials
Granite, Bronze
20th Century Art Nouveau Pipe Smoking Man Sculpture by Austrian Hans Müller
By Hans Muller
Located in Milano, MI
Pipe Smoking Man figure early 20th century Art Nouveau Hans Müller bronze bust, a lovely dark patina figurative sculpture on marble base, signed on the lef...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Stone Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Hermes - Dark Grey - Design Sculpture Paolo Giordano Concrete Cement Cast
Located in MILANO, ML
Contemporary Paolo Giordano Hermes abstract sculpture concrete cement cast grey
Hermes is concrete sculpture. It's part of a large work that is also photographic: 'Digital Journey i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stone Busts
Materials
Concrete, Cement
Sandstone girl with flowers by Sigurd Forchhammer for Just Andersen, 1940s
Located in Værløse, DK
A naturalistic bust in sandstone designed by the Danish sculptor Sigurd Forchhammer for Just Andersen in 1941. "The flower friend" is a rare and fine piece that will spark conversations in any beautiful home.
* A sandstone figurine...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Stone Busts
Materials
Sandstone
French 19th Century Bronze and White Marble Bust of Marianne in Full Armor
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French 19th century bronze and marble bust of Marianne in full armor. The nicely cast Baroque Revival brown patinated bronze and carved white marble figure of Marianne, the allegorical personification of the French Republic, presented in her militaristic guise, reminiscent of Minerva, wearing a Phrygian helmet and armored breastplate centered by winged male mask and with lion shoulder armor pads, all raised on a conforming black marble base. Circa: 1890-1900.
Marianne has been the national personification of the French Republic since the French Revolution, as a personification of liberty, equality, fraternity and reason, as well as a portrayal of the Goddess of Liberty.
Marianne is displayed in many places in France and holds a place of honor in town halls and law courts. She is depicted in the Triumph of the Republic, a bronze sculpture overlooking the Place de la Nation in Paris, as well as represented with another Parisian statue on the Place de la République. Her profile stands out on the official government logo of the country, appears on French euro coins and on French postage stamps. She was also featured on the former franc currency and is officially used on most government documents.
Marianne is a significant republican symbol; her French monarchist equivalent is often Joan of Arc. As a national icon Marianne represents opposition to monarchy and the championship of freedom and democracy against all forms of oppression. Other national symbols of Republican France include the tricolor flag, the national motto Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité, the national anthem "La Marseillaise", the coat of arms, and the official Great Seal of France. Marianne also wore a Cockade and a red Phrygian cap symbolizing Liberty.
Minerva and its pendant bust of Mars evoke the classicizing subjects, bust-length formats, and style that originated in France during the reign of Louis XIV (1643–1715) and that concurrently was popularized across Europe. The busts' simple forms, stiff poses, and solemn facial types are consistent with the late Baroque sculptures that were carved in Flanders during this period. In Flanders, especially in Antwerp and Brussels, sculpture and architectural decoration traditionally was carved using combinations of native black marble (noir belge), mottled red marble (rouge belge), and white marble or alabaster. The use of these stones in colorful counterpoint speaks most strongly to the busts’ Flemish origins.
The veneration of ideal heroes and heroines in ancient costume and arms took on extravagant form in the 17th century, with countless variations. Within this imaginative tradition, the identification of the pair as Minerva and Mars cannot be certain. The female bust, for example, could be identified as Bellona, Roman goddess of war, who is depicted in 17th and 18th century French paintings wearing flamboyantly plumed helmets and low-cut cuirasses that expose her breasts. Whatever their identities, the female and male warriors are portrayed as calm rather than bellicose beings. The sovereign pair does...
Category
19th Century French Baroque Revival Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$24,950 Sale Price
27% Off
Important Antique Italian Carved Marble Bust of a Woman, by Giovanni Dupré, 1877
By Giovanni Dupre
Located in Dallas, TX
This marble bust of a woman was hand-carved in marble that has a stark white hue with some areas of gray patination. The bust is signed “G. Dupre F. 1877” on the edge, indicating tha...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Stone, Marble
Chinese Carved Limestone Head of the Buddha, Mid-20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A sensitively carved limestone monumental head of the Buddha, China, mid-20th century.
The large carved limestone head displays a quiet sensuousness typical of the Northern Qi style, and follows Northern Qi stylistic conventions, with an oval shaped head covered in pinwheel shaped curls. His full lips...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Stone Busts
Materials
Limestone
Marble Bust of La Zingara, circa 1800
Located in Greding, DE
Bust of the Zingara or Fortune Teller, finely carved out of marble. The Zingara is depicted with a cloth tied around her chin, which wraps around her elaborately braided hair and end...
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Early 1800s Italian Neoclassical Antique Stone Busts
Materials
Marble
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