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Place of Origin: British
Lovely Bronze Statue of a Victorian Dandy Lovely Rare Find
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely 21cm tall Victorian Dandy bronze statue with a nice patina.
A very nice piece, I bought this around 20 years ago from a little antiq...
Category
20th Century Victorian British Busts
Materials
Bronze
Petite English Porcelain Figurine Depicting a Young Girl Laying on the Ground
Located in Atlanta, GA
A petite English porcelain figurine from the 20th century, depicting a young farm girl. Created in England during the 20th century, this petite porcelain decorative object charms us ...
Category
20th Century British Busts
Materials
Porcelain
Winston Churchill Character Jug by Royal Doulton
By Royal Doulton
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome Winston Churchill character jug or decorative mug by the English pottery firm, Royal Doulton.
Category
20th Century British Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Antique Lipscombe & Co. Glazed Buff Terracotta Mask Head
By Lipscombe & Co.
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A late 19th century glazed buff terracotta mask head of a putto or cherub by Lipscombe & Co, modelled after Francois Duquesnoy (1597-1643).
The expressive face of this antique sculp...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique British Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Antique Male Bronze Bust George Stephenson Railways Interest Edward William Wyon
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Very Impressive & Superbly Cast Patinated Bronze Bust of George Stephenson, of generous proportions. Mid Nineteenth Century. Engraved E W Wyon Sculptor and dated 1858 also engraved DELPECH RED.
Dressed in classical draperies and looking slightly to the left, ending on its original circular socle on spreading base.
Condition: Good original untouched condition, nice surface patination, very small scratch on his chest, see image.
Height: (an impressive, entire) 13" (33cm). Width: (at widest shoulders) 9.25” (23.5cm). Depth: (at base) 4.75” (12cm).
Location: Dublin City, Ireland.
Affordable fixed charge Worldwide Store to door shipping.
George Stephenson 1781– 1848) was a British Civil and Mechanical Engineer during the Industrial Revolution. Renowned as the "Father of Railways", Stephenson was considered by the Victorian people as a great example of diligent application and thirst for improvement. His chosen rail gauge, sometimes called "Stephenson gauge", was the basis for the 4 feet 8+1⁄2 inches (1.435 m) standard gauge used by most of the world's railways.
Pioneered by Stephenson, rail transport was one of the most important technological inventions of the 19th century and a key component of the Industrial Revolution. Built by George and his son Robert’s company Robert Stephenson...
Category
19th Century Early Victorian Antique British Busts
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Antique Victorian Spelter Figurines
Located in London, GB
Pair of large antique Victorian spelter figures of two women with musical instruments that look to me like lutes. They are in excellent condition & hav...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Busts
Materials
Spelter
An English Carved Marble Bust Of A Lady
Located in London, GB
In the realm of artistic prowess, Doris Gerrard R.B.A stands as a figure of profound talent and unfulfilled promise, as articulated by the esteemed English writer, playwright, and pu...
Category
1930s Vintage British Busts
Materials
Marble
A plaster bust of a Victorian gentleman by Boehm
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
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...
Category
1830s Antique British Busts
Materials
Plaster
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...
Category
18th Century Baroque Antique British Busts
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Superb Quality Antique Victorian Alabaster Bust
Located in Suffolk, GB
Superb quality antique Victorian alabaster bust of a young lady on the original marble base.
A charming decorative piece in lovely original...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Busts
Materials
Marble
Charming Bust of a Child’s Head by Edwin Whitney-Smith, Dated, 1910
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A charming bust of a child’s head by Edwin Whitney-Smith, dated 1910, the girl has her head slightly tilted forwards as she looks out from under a lock of hair, set on a square block signed on the reverse ‘E Whitney-Smith 1910’.
This bronze is a reduction of Whitney-Smith’s original marble piece, a photograph of which survives in the V&A (object number AAD/1990/12/63). Another version can be seen in a 1920s photograph of the artist in his studio owned by the National Portrait Gallery (NPG x194201). Neither the identity of the sitter nor title of the work is known.
Edwin Whitney-Smith (1880-1952) was one of the pre-eminent sculptors of his day. Born in Bristol in 1880, he became a student of William Harbutt, the headmaster of Bath School of Art, best remembered today for inventing plasticine. Whitney-Smith showed great promise from an early age, opening a studio in St John’s Wood, London, in 1910. He exhibited over 40 pieces at the Royal Academy and despite not achieving Academician status, even with list of illustrious proposers, he became a dear friend of Sir Alfred Munnings, the famous horse painter, and sculpted his portrait. He was, however, elected to the Royal Society of British Sculptors and his works were generally well-received by critics and the general public alike.
Aside from the RA, he exhibited in Bristol, at the Paris Salon and the Scottish Academy and his work attracted the attention of such important patrons as the Courtauld family. One of his most famous works, The Waking Child, is in the Ferens Art Gallery in Hull and another, The Irishman, is in the Tate. One version of his bust of Ernest Bevin, the trade unionist, stands in Tooley Street in Bermondsey to this day. An article in The Sphere, published on the 3rd of May 1924, referred to the sculptor as “a well-known sculptor of smiling children” and mentioned his “famous babies’ heads”.
Category
1910s Vintage British Busts
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
1910s Folk Art Vintage British Busts
Materials
Boxwood
Serenely Peaceful, Clay Head Study of a Young Elizabethan Woman
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Graceful study of a young Elizabethan woman in natural clay
Eyes closed, wearing a close fitting coif and petite ruff - perhaps a final true portrait
Signed with initials E J to n...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Bronze Bust of Chopin
Located in Folkestone, GB
A good quality patinated bronze bust of Chopin rained on a square, stepped black wooden base. Well executed with good detail and rich brown patination.
Measures: (Base is 7cms by 7c...
Category
Early 20th Century British Busts
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Antique Decorative Bronze Roman Busts on Columns
Located in London, GB
A Pair of Miniature Bronzes of Roman Busts
On Marmore Nero Columns
In the Manner of Georges Servant
After the original models exhibited at the Paris ex...
Category
19th Century Classical Roman Antique British Busts
Materials
Marble, Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
19th Century Portrait Bust of William Shakespeare
By Staffordshire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century portrait bust of William Shakespeare, Vividly painted, a striking portrait of the English playwright, poet, and actor. Raised on a pedestal base with a neoclassical urn....
Category
Late 19th Century High Victorian Antique British Busts
Materials
Pottery
Art Deco Original French Shop Mannequin, Circa 1930's
Located in Devon, England
Fabulous 1930's Art Deco female shop mannequin. Sourced just outside of Paris, France this month and in good vintage condition with the usual bumps and bruises one would expect but no serious damage. She's very much in the style of Siegel or Stockman mannequins...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco British Busts
Materials
Plaster
Large Sculpture of American Indian Face
Located in Praha, CZ
- The bust in in good condition
- Wonderful details on face.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Busts
Materials
Bronze
Mithridates Bust Sculpture – 20th Century
Located in Southall, GB
A striking marble bust of Mithridates, the legendary King of Pontus, renowned for his resilience and strategic brilliance. This 20th-century sculpture captures the strength and regal...
Category
Late 20th Century British Busts
Materials
Marble
Antique Portrait Bust, English, Plaster Head, Francis Derwent Wood, Circa 1920
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique portrait bust. An English, plaster head, signed by Francis Derwent Wood (1871-1926), dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920.
Francis Derwent Wood RA was a...
Category
Early 20th Century British Busts
Materials
Plaster
Vintage Plaster Bust of Marc Anthony
Located in Troy, MI
Found in England, this plaster composite bust of Marc Anthony dates from the 1970s. Built in pedestal display stand. Unknown maker. Very good vintage condition with minor scattered s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical British Busts
Materials
Other
Pair of Antique Bronze Statues of Poets Robert Burns & Walter Scott
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian British Busts
Materials
Cast Stone, Bronze
Wedgwood Parian Bust of Robert Stephenson by E. W. Wyon
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Alexandria, VA
This handsome parian bust is of Robert Stephenson(1803-1859- England),. It is documented on the back shoulders in embossed letters with the name of...
Category
Mid-19th Century Neoclassical Antique British Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Shop Counter Mannequin, England, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Wonderfully stylish and completely original rare 1930's Art Deco female advertising shop counter mannequin. She's made from hollowed plaster and has ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco British Busts
Materials
Plaster
19th C Classical Plaster Bust Apollo by Louis Brugiotti London Grand Tour
By Louis Brugiotti
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A fabulous 19th century oversized classical plaster bust of Apollo by Louis Brugiotti of 4 Leather Lane London 1845-1885, in original untouched condition.
89cm in height
60cm in w...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique British Busts
Materials
Plaster
Staffordshire Pottery 'John Wesley' Bust
By Staffordshire
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Staffordshire Pottery porcellaneous bust with a religious theme which features John Wesley, resting on a marbleized base. Decorated 'in the round' - decoration to front and reverse. ...
Category
1840s Victorian Antique British Busts
Materials
Pottery
Original Art Deco Female Nude Sitting Figure, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
Superb 1930s Art Deco large figure made from underwired plaster, totally authentic. This is not a modern reproduction. A lovely lady who makes a big statement! Condition is very good...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco British Busts
Materials
Plaster
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian British Busts
Materials
Oak
Lovely Pair of Indonesian Bronzed Buddha Heads Very Decorative Lovely Patina
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of bronzed Indonesian Buddha head statues
A very nicely cast pair, we have owned them for arou...
Category
20th Century Anglo-Indian British Busts
Materials
Bronze
Copeland Parianware Bust of Diana
Located in Cheshire, GB
Copeland Parianware bust of a Royal Princess for Crystal Palace Art Union. Raised up on circular stepped base.
Dimensions
Height 11.5 inches
Width 7....
Category
Late 20th Century British Busts
Materials
Ceramic
A 20th Century Renaissance Style Patinated Bronze 'Lisa Bardivs 1477' Bust
Located in London, GB
A stunning and finely crafted bronze bust depicting a noblewoman in Renaissance-style attire.
This captivating sculpture is a superb example of 19th-century neoclassical artistry, r...
Category
20th Century Renaissance British Busts
Materials
Bronze
19th Bust of Professor John Wilson
Located in Cheshire, GB
A 19th-century Parian bust of Professor John Wilson raised up on a circular base.
Dimensions
Height 11.5 inches
Length 7 inches
width 5.5 inches.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique British Busts
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Elkington & Co. Bronze Bust of Queen Victoria after Joseph Edgar Boehm
By Elkington & Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English bronze bust.
Depicting of HRM Queen Victoria in 3-quarter profile.
After Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm.
Cast by the Elkington & Co. foundry.
With a cast 'Boehm fe...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique British Busts
Materials
Bronze
Plaster Library Bust Of The Emperor Augustus
Located in London, GB
An English painted plaster library bust of the Emperor Augustus. With a good patina resembling polished marble.
Category
Early 1900s Antique British Busts
Materials
Plaster
Bronze Baby Bust
Located in New York, NY
Traditional Victorian baby bust. Bronze bust set on variegated marble base. Inscribed: R. Blackburne.
Category
19th Century Antique British Busts
19thC Plaster Bust on Faux Porphyry Marble Column of Architect Matthew Habershon
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A fine plaster bust of the English architect Matthew Habershon (1789-1852). The bust sits on a faux painted porphyry marble column (plaster).
The bust taken from the original marbl...
Category
19th Century Antique British Busts
Materials
Plaster
Antique Portrait Bust, English, Plaster, Male Art Figure, Edwardian, circa 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique portrait bust. An English, plaster male figure, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.
Striking tonality with appealing character
Displays a desirable age...
Category
Early 20th Century British Busts
Materials
Plaster
19th Century Ebonized Plaster Bust of Marcus Tulles Cicero
Located in Stamford, CT
A Bust of Marcus Tulles Cicero, Roman Consul in 63 B.C. completed in ebonized plaster, circa 1880.
Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman statesman, orator, lawyer and philosopher, who served as consul in the year 63 BC. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the Roman equestrian order, and is considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists. (Wikipedia)
Provenance:
Collection of Brigadier General Alfred Douglas Miller...
Category
Mid-19th Century Classical Roman Antique British Busts
Materials
Plaster
Classical Plaster Library Bust on Bracket
Located in London, GB
An English classical plaster library bust of a gentleman in Roman clothing, with a wall bracket depicting a Roman eagle.
Sir Walter Scott after Chantrey.
Category
1870s High Victorian Antique British Busts
Materials
Plaster
Early 20th century life size walnut bust of a boy by George Henry Paulin RBS
Located in Central England, GB
George Henry Paulin was a distinguished artist and sculptor who produced fine and important bronzes and wood carvings, many of them portraits of the rich and famous. After the first...
Category
Early 20th Century Other British Busts
Materials
Walnut
Centaur Marble Apollo Torso, Circa 1850
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Hand Carved Centaur Marble Torso from London England, Circa 1850
Sourced by Martyn Lawrence Bullard from London, England
Category
Mid-19th Century Classical Greek Antique British Busts
Materials
Marble
English Marble Bust of Parliament Gentleman on Plinth, John Graham Lough C. 1855
By John Graham Lough
Located in Charleston, SC
English Marble bust of Parliament gentleman displayed on a circular plinth. Signed by maker John Graham Lough, London Mid 19th Century. Lough sculp...
Category
1850s William IV Antique British Busts
Materials
Statuary Marble
Antique Statuary Carrara Marble Bust of John Milton, circa 1880
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Antique statuary carrara marble bust of John Milton.
Circa 1880
John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet and civil servant for the Commonwealth of En...
Category
19th Century Baroque Revival Antique British Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Early 20th Century English Bronze Bust of Walter Scott on Pedestal
Located in Middleburg, VA
Early 20th Century English Bronze Bust of Walter Scott on Pedestal
Beautifully detailed sculpture that will stand proud in any perfectly suited home. Measures: 12" H, 5" W.
Category
Early 20th Century British Busts
Materials
Bronze
Portrait Medallion of Pitt the Elder, Wedgwood C1920
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine tricolour portrait medallion of the First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778), a Whig statesman who led Britain during the Seven Years’ War.
Orna...
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Revival British Busts
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Handsome Collection of Seven 19th Century English Staffordshire Bust Priced/Bust
Located in Buchanan, MI
Handsome collection of seven 19th century English Staffordshire bust of gentlemen. Range of measurement from 7.5" - 12", Priced Per Bust.
Category
19th Century Regency Antique British Busts
Materials
Porcelain
A bronze portrait of Sir Winston Churchill by Rufus Martin, 2023
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A bronze portrait of Sir Winston Churchill by Rufus Martin, 2023 This head and shoulders bronze bust is instantly recognizable as Sir Winston Churchill. He is wearing a British Warm greatcoat with epaulettes and has a half-smoked cigar in the left hand resting on his hip. His right hand is raised in his trade mark V-for-Victory salute. Signed ‘Rufus Martin 1/12’.
Sir Winston Churchill (1874 –1965) was a British politician, army officer and writer. He was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, when he led Britain to victory in the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955. Churchill represented five constituencies during his career as a Member of Parliament. Ideologically an economic liberal and imperialist, for most of his career he was a member of the Conservative Party, which he led from 1940 to 1955, but from 1904 to 1924 was a member of the Liberal Party. This portrait of Churchill by Rufus Martin is striking for its juxtaposition of this famous historical subject and the free and contemporary choice of presentation. Churchill’s tenure during the Second World War infused the nation with calm and confidence, providing the British people with strong leadership during its darkest hours. Martin succeeds in portraying Churchill’s unshakeable belief in a successful outcome for the Allies through his defiant stance, unwavering gaze and Victory V gesture. Together with the recognizable “Bulldog” facial features and broad shoulders, this bust captures the subject in terms of character as well as being an accurate physical portrait .
Rufus Martin trained at Wimbledon College of the Arts, London, though his aptitude for 3D design and sculpture was apparent from a very young age. His mother, a portrait painter, showed him the portrait sculptures of Augusta Savage, Jacob Epstein and Augustine Rodin, which inspired him to create a bust of his late mentor, Michael Howells. He sculpts ‘intriguing individuals, always hoping to capture some element of their past or current struggles and to create something for the good of the community they inhabit and wherever possible for posterity’ – an ambition he has most successfully fulfilled with this powerful portrait.
After leaving college in 2017, with first class honours, Martin has won many prestigious prizes including the Tiranti Prize at the FACE, the Signature Art Award, the Chelsea Arts Club show for ‘Amy’, the True Blue Show, the Salmagundi Open Show, New York, Green & Stone Summer Show, the Chelsea Arts Society Summer Show, RBA Rising Stars, the Royal Cambrian Academy Open, the
Binny Mathews & Sons joint show, The Next Big Thing and has been published in the Kings House...
Category
2010s British Busts
Materials
Bronze
Life Size Antique Marble Bust of a Male in the Classical Roman Style, 1872
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Life size antique marble bust of a male in the classical Roman style wearing a toga.
Carved in pure white statuary Carrara marble.
Signed and dated “W. Theed Sc, Copio 1872”
...
Category
19th Century Neoclassical Revival Antique British Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
19th Century Philanthropist Annie, Lady Jerningham Large Marble Bust W.R.Ingram
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A marble bust on typical waisted circular socle of Philanthropist Annie, Lady Jerningham
The bust was carved by R.W.Ingram around the last quarter of the 19th century and we beli...
Category
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique British Busts
Materials
Marble
Antique Marble Statue of the Sleeping Ariadne
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This late Georgian antique marble statue is after the antique, depicting a scale fragment of the eminent 2nd century statue ‘Sleeping Ariadne’. C...
Category
Late 18th Century Neoclassical Antique British Busts
Materials
Marble, Statuary Marble
Plaster Life Face Cast of a Male Ex. Tucker Collection
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A fascinating 20th century painted plaster life face cast of an unidentified male actor from the collection of British make-up artist, Christopher Tucker. This is just one of many fa...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Busts
Materials
Plaster
Plaster Life Face Cast of Peter Egan Ex. Tucker Collection
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A fascinating 20th century patinated plaster bust of Peter Egan from the collection of British make-up artist, Christopher Tucker.
Marked with his name to the reverse, Peter Egan (b...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Busts
Materials
Plaster
20th Century Ajax Candle Holder – Elegant Marble Design
Located in Southall, GB
This 20th-century Ajax candle holder features a sophisticated marble design that brings classic elegance to any setting. The sculptural form, inspired by Ajax, adds a touch of histor...
Category
20th Century British Busts
Materials
Marble
Plaster Cast Bust of a Male Ex. Tucker Collection
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A fascinating 20th century painted plaster life face cast of an unidentified male actor from the collection of British make-up artist, Christopher Tucker. This is just one of many fa...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Busts
Materials
Plaster
Neale Creamware Figure of Minerva, circa 1810
Located in New York, NY
Marked Minerva on the verso.
Category
1810s Antique British Busts
Materials
Creamware
Plaster Cast Bust of a Male Ex. Tucker Collection
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A fascinating 20th century painted plaster life face cast of an unidentified male actor from the collection of British make-up artist, Christopher Tucker. This is just one of many fa...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Busts
Materials
Plaster
Plaster Cast Male Bust Ex. Tucker Collection
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A fascinating 20th century painted plaster life face cast of an unidentified male actor from the collection of British make-up artist, Christopher Tucker. This is just one of many fa...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Busts
Materials
Plaster
Pair of 19th Century Antique Silver on Bronze Busts on Marble Bases
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of 19th century antique silver on bronze busts on marble bases.
Category
19th Century Antique British Busts
Materials
Bronze
