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Item type: Antique and Vintage
Material: Wood
Pair of English Carved Walnut Wood Figures of Court Jesters, 18th Century
Located in North Miami, FL
A very fine pair of 18th century carved figures, of Court Jesters These bearded gentlemen have been superbly carved in the finest detail, they original came from a piece of early 18th Century Furniture...
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18th Century English Baroque Antique Wood Busts

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Wood, Walnut

Vintage Carved Wood Pinocchio Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage carved wood Pinocchio sculpture. Charming vintage carved wood Pinocchio sculpture. This interesting bust of Pinocchio is well made with a ...
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20th Century Folk Art Wood Busts

Materials

Birch

1840s Plaster and Gesso Head of a Saint Italian
Located in San Francisco, CA
Plaster and Gesso head of a Saint Italian. Rustic wooden base, with a wood post which in turns holds the post coming out from under the head. Head is made of plaster and gesso, bl...
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1840s Italian Other Antique Wood Busts

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Gesso, Plaster, Wood

Three Early 20th Century Red Horn Carvings of Buddha and Bodhisattva
Located in Hudson, NY
Three early 20th century red horn carvings of Buddha and Bodhisattvas. These three carvings all from approx. circa 1915 represent the bodhisattvas and or the ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Wood Busts

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Horn, Rosewood

Collection of Three Indian Sandstone Carved Heads of Deities
Located in Atlanta, GA
A collection of three carved sandstone heads on wood display stands from Northern India Rajasthan or Madhya Pradesh, circa 11-12th century. Fragmented from large whole-body statue, these red sandstone heads exhibit very fine carving, typical of Northern Indian Art during the medieval time. Two males and one female, they represent heavenly deities Yakshas and Yakshini. Their facial features were detailed with large almond-shape eyes under thin arched eyebrows. The males have characteristic facial hairs including curvy moustaches and tightly combed beard, both finely carved, and the female wears large spoke loop earrings. They all don fantastical hairstyles with serpent-like spiral locks and some with elaborate knots on top and above the sideburns. These deities are likely celestial musicians. A pair of full-body statues (lot 70) were offered for sale in Christie's Indian and Southeast Asian Art...
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15th Century and Earlier Indian Archaistic Antique Wood Busts

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Sandstone

Antique African Hand Carved Woman Sculptor
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional hand wood carving of a woman probably African queen, beautiful face showing grace and resolute looking forward, white color finish and clear wax restoration. Professional...
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19th Century Congolese Antique Wood Busts

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Wood

Art Deco Bust On Stand, c1930 By Bohumil Rezl
Located in Devon, England
Superbly stylish is this 1930's Art Deco bust of a female, standing 32 cm high and made from terracotta this bust makes the perfect statement piece. Free from any damage and showing ...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Wood Busts

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Terracotta, Wood

French 1880s Carved Walnut Putto Feeding a Swan Sculpted Group on Marble Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French carved walnut putto feeding a swan sculpture from the late 19th century, with marble base. Created in France during the last quarter of the 19th century, this walnut sculpte...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Wood Busts

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Marble

Mid Century Hand Carved Wooden Sculpture African Beauty A. Ramarson 1959
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid century hand carved wooden sculpture African beauty Signed by the artist A. Ramarson. Dated 1959.
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Busts

Materials

Wood

French 19th Century Patinated Bronze "Comedia Humana" after Jean Barnabé Amy
By Jean Barnabé Amy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jean Barnabé Amy (French, 1839-1907) a fine French 19th century dark-brown patinated bronze group titled "Comedia Humana" (Human Comedy - Comedie Huma...
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Late 19th Century French Greco Roman Antique Wood Busts

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Bronze

Academic Cast Depicting Furietti Centaur Head, Italy 1890
Located in Milan, IT
Over the wooden black painted base and a column of red marble from Verona is set the lava and chalk cast of the young head of Furietti Centaur. The o...
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1890s Antique Wood Busts

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Marble

Stunning Bronze Buddha Statue on Wooden Base
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Striking Buddha head having meticulously detailed bronze bust and beautifully grained wooden base.
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1950s Chinese Vintage Wood Busts

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Vintage Wood Mannequin Head
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Vintage wood mannequin head from sweeden. Solid oak, circa 1960. Price for the pair.
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1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wood Busts

Materials

Teak

Plaster Cast the Head of Menelao, Italy, 1890
Located in Milan, IT
Over the wooden black painted base is set the plaster cast of the head of Menelao, II d.C from a Hellenistic bronze. Cast for drawing teaching in Academy. Italy circa 1890.
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1880s Italian Antique Wood Busts

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Plaster, Fruitwood

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 days. Total height x width x depth: 74 x 17 x 16.5 inches. Christ bust...
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Wood Busts

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Sandstone

Early 20th Century English Folk-art Hand Carved Gentleman Boxwood Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century English Folk-art Hand Carved Gentleman Figure We are proud to offer a unique hand carved English folk-art figure of a quirky looking, very well dressed aged Engl...
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1910s British Folk Art Vintage Wood Busts

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Boxwood

French Modern Marble Portrait Bust of a Lady, by L. Cordonnier, 1951
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French modern marble portrait bust of a lady, by L. Cordonnier, '51 A serene carved marble portrait bust of a young lady with braided hair looking downwards. Signed L. Cordonnier,...
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20th Century French Modern Wood Busts

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Marble

Indian 19th Century Ceremonial Wooden Mask
Located in Yonkers, NY
Our 19th century antique ceremonial wooden mask is from Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan in India. The bust form mask features the woman from chest up with large earrings and necklace while her ears protrude from the sides of the antique wooden mask...
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19th Century Indian Rustic Antique Wood Busts

Materials

Wood

Italian 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Bust of Napoleon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and wonderfully executed Italian 19th century neo-classical st. white Carrara marble and a faux painted marble bust of Napoleon. The bust is raised by an exceptional and m...
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Wood Busts

Materials

Carrara Marble

20th Century Hand Carved Wood Folk Art Sculpture by Duane Hansen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This distinguished and very plump fellow has a regal face with large jowls, smooth skin and a wonderful patina. This remarkable work was hand carved from one solid piece of wood. Sculpture is unsigned, but was purchased along with two other Duane Hansen...
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1980s American Folk Art Vintage Wood Busts

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Wood

Pair of Early 19th Century Carved Walnut and Fruitwood Busts of Turkish Nobles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and finely detailed pair of early 19th century carved walnut and ebonized fruitwood busts of Turkish nobles. Each bust is raised by a square ebonized fruitwood base with a...
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19th Century Unknown Antique Wood Busts

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Fruitwood, Walnut

Large Chinese Carved Sculpture of Shou Xing God of Wisdom and Longevity
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning Chinese sculpture of Shou Xing God of Wisdom and Longevity. Richly carved in organic burl wood. circa 1960s. Measure: 45.5" High. X.
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1960s Chinese Organic Modern Vintage Wood Busts

Materials

Burl

Antique Hand Carved Oak Wood Bust or Sculpture of a Religious Monk or Friar
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This well executed hand carved bust is unsigned, but believed to have been done in England in circa 1900 in the period Edwardian style. The sculpture is composed of solid oak and dep...
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Wood Busts

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Oak

Wood Sculpture, by French Designer 1950
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This sculpture is in solid wood. Hand carved by a french artist in the 1950's It is signed P.Leclerc.
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Busts

Materials

Wood

Beautiful Hand Carved Art Deco Era Sculpture of Artist & Designer Chris De Moor
Located in Lisse, NL
Solid teakwood bust of an attractive and clean cut gentleman on a coromandel base. Christiaan Nicolaas Everhardus (Chris) de Moor (Rotterdam, 1899 - Amsterdam, 1981) was a Dutch art...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Wood Busts

Materials

Wood, Teak

Italian Neoclassic Green Painted and Giltwood Pedestal
Located in Essex, MA
Circular top and tapered fluted tapered faux marble column with swag, square base. Ex collection William Hodgins Interior Designer.
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Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Wood Busts

Materials

Wood

French Napoléon III 1860s Carved Walnut Sculpture of a Putto Carrying a Vessel
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoléon III period walnut carved putto sculpture from the mid 19th century, with grapes, flowers and the double flute. Created in France during the third quarter of the 19t...
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Wood Busts

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Walnut

Handsome Clay Bust of Child
Located in Hopewell, NJ
handmade clay bust of a child in a terracotta color mounted on a handsome wooden cube. Signed RL Bookman '51 Base is 5" square.
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1950s North American Vintage Wood Busts

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Clay, Wood

Mid-Century Modern Carved Marble Sculpture on Walnut Base
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Carved marble sculpture of hugging nude male and female.
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Wood Busts

Materials

Marble

Antique Carved Wood Bust of a Sailor
Located in London, GB
A charming vintage carved solid wood bust, depicting an 18th / 19th century sailor. This dates from around the 1950-60’s. It is beautifully made and in lovely condition for its ag...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Wood Busts

Materials

Wood

Hagenauer Manner Patina Bronze & Wood Bust, Child Head Sculpture Sucking Fingers
Located in Miami, FL
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.   
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Wood Busts

Materials

Bronze

Antique Teaching Aid Median Incision of the Human Head, Ca. 1920
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A great antique hand-painted and hand lettered anatomical model. A median incision of the head for class. It is made of wood, papier maché and plaster, manufactured by SOMSO or PHYWE...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wood Busts

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Hand Carved Wood Figure Sculpture Angel Statue Antiques Los Angeles California
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Hand Carved Wood Figure Sculpture Angel Statue Antiques Los Angeles California Exquisite 19th century hand carved wood figure statue of an Angel holding a torch ( removable Candle Ho...
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19th Century French Antique Wood Busts

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Dressform Attributed to Thonet, Vienna 1900, Covered with Etro Fabric Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Dressform attributed to Thonet, Vienna 1900, covered with fabric by Etro from Italy. A very unique piece which can be used in its initial assignment as dre...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Wood Busts

Materials

Fabric, Beech

Pair of 19th C Carousel Decorative Female Torsos Attributed to Charles I.D. Luff
Located in Leuven , BE
This pair of female torsos presumably decorated a fair stand or an organ in a theme park. Most likely, they were part of an immense organ that was intended ...
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19th Century Antique Wood Busts

Materials

Wood

Antique Carved Wood Classical Sculpture
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and very unusual antique sculpture, carved from solid wood. This looks like it is most likely Italian, it depicts an intimate scene from biblical times. It is hard to dat...
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Early 19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Wood Busts

Materials

Wood

Mid-20th Century French Hand Carved Walnut Monk Bust in Cassock
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautifully carved fruit wood sculpture was crafted in France, circa 1950. The realistic vintage bust sits on a swivel base and features the face of a pensive monk wearing his c...
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Mid-20th Century French Wood Busts

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Walnut

Vincenzo Rosignoli 'Assisi, 1856 - Firenze, 1920' Scugnizzo
By Vincenzo Rosignoli
Located in Prato, IT
He lived for many years in Florence, where he was a pupil of the sculptor augusto passaglia. He decorates numerous florentine buildings and creates various sculptures in tuscany and ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Wood Busts

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Terracotta, Walnut

Early 20th Century Italian Carved Marble Sculpture on Wood Stand Signed A. Gory
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a study or an office with this highly detailed antique white marble composition. Crafted in Italy, circa 1920, the carved sculpture features two young sisters beauties huggi...
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Early 20th Century Italian Wood Busts

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Marble

All Hand Carved Arts & Crafts Era, Wooden Girl Sculpture with Amazing Patina
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautifully hand carved antique wooden sculpture. The sculptor who created this rare and exceptional young girl bust, in our view, perfectly captured her innocence and fragility. Th...
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Wood Busts

Materials

Wood

20th Century African Ebony Male Bust
Located in Pasadena, CA
Beautifully detailed African carved male bust in solid ebony. The figure has been expertly modeled by a master craftsman. The figures is expressive and nearly photographic. Ebony is ...
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20th Century African Tribal Wood Busts

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Ebony

Large Carved Bust of African Man
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an exceptionally well-carved portrait bust of an African man dating to the mid-20th century. The bust is carved from a single piece of mahogany; th...
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Early 20th Century African Folk Art Wood Busts

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Mahogany

Museum Quality French White Marble Roundel Relief of Emperor Napoleon III, 1860
Located in New York, NY
A museum quality French white marble roundel relief of Emperor Napoleon III, circa 1860. The quality of this marble sculpture of Napoleon III is trul...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Wood Busts

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Marble

Art Deco Colonial Sculpture
Located in bari, IT
Colonial Art Deco period sculpture in solid wood depicting an African woman.
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1940s Art Deco Vintage Wood Busts

Materials

Wood

Ashanti Female Head, Ghana Style
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Ashanti female head, Ghana style Measures: Height 43 in (109.2 cm.), width 8.25 in. (20.95 cm.), base width 7.75 in. (19.68 cm.), base depth 9.18 in. (23....
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20th Century Wood Busts

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Wood

Viktor Schreckengost Styled Fiberglass Horse Bust on Hardwood Base
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Viktor Schreckengost-styled fiberglass maroon horse bust on a hardwood base. Dimensions: -Sculpture- Height: 26" Width: 16" Depth: 5" -With Base- Height: 26" Width: 20" Depth: 16.5"
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1970s American Art Deco Vintage Wood Busts

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Fiberglass, Hardwood

Palatial Sculpture of Henri Robert-Marcel Duchamp by Ursula Meyer
Located in Stamford, CT
Palatial bust of Henri Robert-Marcel Duchamp by Ursula Meyer. The sculpture itself measures 47" in height, 27.5" in width, and 21.5" depth acquired from the home of the most prolific American conceptual artist. Signed and dated. Provenance: From the Estate of Ann Pollon Re: The Collection of Ursula Meyer. Descendant. Acquired from the artist. Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp French: (28 July 1887-2 October 1968) was a French-American painter, sculptor, chess player, and writer whose work is associated with Cubism, Dada, and conceptual art He was careful about his use of the term Dada and was not directly associated with Dada groups. Duchamp is commonly regarded, along with Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse, as one of the three artists who helped to define the revolutionary developments in the plastic arts in the opening decades of the 20th century, responsible for significant developments in painting and sculpture. Duchamp has had an immense impact on twentieth-century and twenty first-century art, and he had a seminal influence on the development of conceptual art. By the time of World War I he had rejected the work of many of his fellow artists (such as Henri Matisse) as "retinal" art, intended only to please the eye. Instead, Duchamp wanted to use art to serve the mind. Ursula Meyer was a German-born American sculptor, art-focused academician, and fine art critic, who proved an influential player in the transmission of and appreciation for European born Modernism to the United States in the post-World War II era. At first a ceramicist beholden to the teachings of 1930s Germany’s Bauhaus and Italy’s Futurists, she eventually became a creator and exponent of a crisp, geometry-focused sculptural lexicon in ceramics, and later wood and metal sculpture. Her legacy includes a decades-long exploration of Minimalism, as well as experimentations in creating and deciphering Conceptual and Expressive genres. Born in Hanover, Germany in 1915 to Ernst Josef Meyer and Elsa Katzenstein, Ursula Meyer is recorded as having “studied with former Bauhaus masters after the Bauhaus itself had closed under threat of National Socialism” in 1933. Spanning the years 1934 through 1937, Ursula’s Bauhaus tutorial is not fully documented, but it may well have included at least brief study with the French-born Marguerite Friedlaender Wildenhain (1896-1985), the first woman to earn the Master Potter certification in Germany, and who worked with Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, Max Kehan and Gerhard Marcks (1889-1981). Meyer is recorded as having directly worked with Marcks, as well as with Otto Lindig...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Busts

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Wood

Midcentury Ceramic Sculpture Bust of a Horse Signed Schor, 1970
Located in Antwerp, BE
Midcentury ceramic sculpture bust of a horse with brown and white glaze. The sculpture is signed Schor on the wooden base, circa 1960-1970.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wood Busts

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Wood, Ceramic

Unusual, Hand Carved Wooden Sculpture, Woman’s Head
Located in Schagen, NL
Very unusual piece! This wooden hand carved Woman's head was carved from one piece of hardwood, stained and lacquered. It has a very midcentury look. Underneath it is signed with a m...
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Wood Busts

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Hardwood

Life-Size Raku Ceramic Female Sculpture by Eva Stettner
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1980s life-size Raku-fired ceramic female nude sculpture by American sculptor Eva Stettner. Constructed of ceramic that is low fired glazed, the stool is...
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1980s American Modern Vintage Wood Busts

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Chrome

Mid-century Masculine Wooden Sculpture Testa
Located in Weesp, NL
One of a kind beautiful mid-century masculine sculpture cut from one piece of wood. A truly gorgeous piece, a diamond in kust about any interior. The Testa will be shipped overseas i...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Busts

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Wood

Carved Stained Oak Bust of a African Woman by Ferdinand Parpan
Located in Montreal, QC
Sculpted carved stained oak of an African Woman by Ferdinand Parpan. Signed: "F Parpan 49". He was a sculptor of religious subjects, groups, figures, and animals. While a young chi...
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1940s French Vintage Wood Busts

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Wood

Buddha-Form Mahogany and Black Lacquer Sculpture on White Lucite Pedestal
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved and black lacquered mahogany bust of Buddha on mahogany plinth with white Lucite pedestal. The back of the head is open and can be used creatively. In this case, it is as a ve...
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1970s Unknown Vintage Wood Busts

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Lucite, Mahogany, Lacquer

Bust Pope Gilt Metal Bust on Hand Carved Wood Base Sculpture Antique Dealer LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
An amazing 19th century bust depicting figure of Pope of Rome Leo XIII composed of repoussé gilt metal (a technique in which the metal is beaten over hand car...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Wood Busts

Materials

Metal

Marilyn Weinstein 'Medicine Wolf' Modern Carved Alabaster Bust Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Marilyn Weinstein (NY, 1946-2020) 'Medicine Wolf' carved alabaster and mixed-media bust on a rotating black base, mounted on a black pedestal. Carved...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Wood Busts

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Alabaster

Antique Sculpture Dionysos Herm Plaster Cast Walnut Base France
Located in Munich, DE
The plaster cast of a herm with the head of Dionysos has a beautiful green patina and sits on a mahogany base France circa 1860-1870.
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Wood Busts

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Plaster, Walnut

Antique Hand Painted Pair of Lady Bust Sculptures by Clodion Aka Claude Michel
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare pair of Rococo style lady sculptures in terra colors by Claude Michel, (1738-1814). This beautiful pair of endearing and meaningful lady sculptures was originally made sometime...
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19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Wood Busts

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Spelter

Mid-20th Century Stylized Plaster Sculpture of Madonna and Child
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid-20th century stylized plaster buste of Madonna and Child. Measures: Height 34 cm.
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Wood Busts

Materials

Plaster, Wood

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