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Place of Origin: French
Mid-Century French Gilt Bronze Bust of Napoleon on Marble Base Signed Ajaccio
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a man's office or study with this elegant antique bust. Created in France circa 1950, and built of bronze, the bust stands on a black granite base and depicts French emperor...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Terracotta Bust of Judith by Ricardo Aurilli, circa 1900
By Richard Aurili
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Superb polychrome terracotta bust representing a woman from Antiquity with a proud gaze carrying a dagger.
Beautiful quality sculpture, whether at the level of the hairstyle, the f...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique French Busts
Materials
Terracotta
$2,693 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Bronze and White Marble Busts of a North African Man and Woman
By Henry Dasson
Located in London, GB
Pair of bronze and marble busts of a North African man and woman
by C. Caccia, Italian, 1883, the base by H. Dasson, 1885
Measures: Height 44cm, width 35cm, depth 21cm
Provenance: from the collection of the late Sir Arthur Gilbert
This fantastic pair of busts...
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Late 19th Century Belle Époque Antique French Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Patinated Bronze Allegorical Busts of Autumn and Summer By Pierre-Louis Détrier
By Pierre-Louis Detrier 1
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Pair of Patinated Bronze Allegorical Busts of Autumn and Summer By Pierre-Louis Détrier.
Finely modelled and cast, the busts depict young maidens allegorical of Summer and Au...
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19th Century Antique French Busts
Materials
Granite, Bronze, Ormolu
Native indian-American bust hand-carved in wood, CIrca 1930
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Native Indian-American chief bust hand-carved in massive wood
Very good conditions; Great patina
Circa 1930
Dimensions H 32 x W 13.5 x D 13.5 cm
Category
1930s Native American Vintage French Busts
Materials
Wood
A most impressive bronze bust of a 1920s South American gentleman.
Located in Central England, GB
This most unusual almost life sized heavily cast bronze bust depicts a very smart most likely South American gentleman dressed in a double breasted suit jacket with a shirt and tie. ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Classical French Busts
Materials
Bronze
French Patinated Bronze Bust of a Bearded Monarch, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
On a gilt bronze base. The monarch wearing a diadem with strongly sculpted features.
Category
1870s Antique French Busts
Materials
Bronze
"Portrait of a Gentleman," terracotta sculpture by Etienne Edouard Suc
Located in Milano, IT
Etienne Edouard Suc was a French sculptor born in Lorient (Morbihan) on June 29, 1802. He was a student of sculptor Henri Lemaire and in turn a teacher of sculpture. Prominent among ...
Category
19th Century Neoclassical Revival Antique French Busts
Materials
Terracotta
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Bronze Bust of Diana the Huntress
By Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze bust of Diana the Huntress, signed HOUDON and SUSSE Frères. The bust is raised by ...
Category
19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Busts
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Terracotta Bust of Arlesienne by Miel Romey, France
Located in Sofia, BG
Terracotta bust of Arlesienne by Miel Romey.
Stamp on the base "Cermis France".
Little accident on the front part of the base.
France, 20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Busts
Materials
Terracotta
French Art Nouveau Wax Young Girl Bust Sculpture, ca.1900
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Wax young girl bust sculpture by Mme Arondelle, 2 rue du Louvre, Paris, France, ca.1900. Polychrome wax. After the famous Wax Head from the Lille ...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique French Busts
Materials
Synthetic
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 Neoclassical French Busts
Materials
Marble
A Pretty Early 20th Century White Carrara Marble Bust of a Woman by Morin
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Pretty Early 20th Century White Carrara Marble Bust of a Woman by Morin
Entitled “Parisien”, the bust depicting a young French girl with curly hair and glancing afar, sitting on a...
Category
Early 20th Century Belle Époque French Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Midcentury French Plaster Statue
Located in London, GB
A French plaster statue, circa 1950s.
Likely a reduction of a roman statue.
Some losses to the fingers but nothing substantial (see phot...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Busts
Materials
Plaster
Large Early 20th Century Carrara Marble Bust of a Beauty by Auguste Maillard
By Auguste Maillard
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Important and Large Early 20th Century White Carrara Marble Bust of a Beauty by Auguste Maillard
The young lady depicted with draped shoulders and bow, a flower in her hair.
Sig...
Category
Early 20th Century Belle Époque French Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Antique Grand Tour Bronze Bust of Roman Emperor
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Grand Tour bronze bust of a roman emperor, mounted on a Belgian black marble base.
Thought to be a depiction of a young Caesar, the expertly carved sculpture showcases de...
Category
Late 19th Century Grand Tour Antique French Busts
Materials
Marble, Belgian Black Marble
Bust of a young woman from the Belle-époque, by Victor Léopold Bruyneel
By V. Bruyneel
Located in Paris, FR
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...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique French Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Brutalist Style Bronze Sculpture of a Female Torso
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Beautiful large brutalist style bronze sculpture of a female torso, circa 1960s, unsigned.
Category
1960s Modern Vintage French Busts
Materials
Bronze
Emmanuel Villdnis, ‘Nelly’, French Art Nouveau Patinated Bronze Bust, ca. 1890
By Emmanuel Villdnis
Located in New York, NY
DETAILS
Signed and foundry mark on back.
DIMENSIONS
Height: 4-15/16 inches
Width: 2-5/16 inches
Depth: 2.25 inches
ABOUT THE SCULPTURE
This portrait bust is of Nelly Faner, famous burlesque dancer at the turn of the XX Century Paris.
ABOUT THE SCULPTORE
Emmanuel Villdnis (French, 1858 – 1914) was born to Italian parents in France, in 1858. He moved with the family to Piedmont, Italy, in March 1861; after the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy.
Known in Italy as Villani, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Albertina in Turin from 1871 to 1880 alongside master-sculptor Odoardo Tabacchi. When Villanis graduated, he exhibited his first works in cities across Italy, notably his bust ‘Alda’ in Milan, in 1881.
Villanis returned to France in 1885, living and working in the Montmartre district of Paris and didn’t leave Montmartre until his death on August 28th 1914.
Villanis specialised in female bronze busts...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Antique French Busts
Materials
Bronze
French Sevres Bust of Alexandre Brongiart, early 20th cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
cast in white bisque porcelain by the Sevres company and depicting Alexandre Brongiart as a boy, after sculptor Jean Antoine Houdon, the original having been sculpted in the late 18t...
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical French Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Venus De Milo Bronze Bust
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Bradenton, FL
Late 19th Century Bronze Bust of Venus de Milo. Bust depicts the chest and head of the goddess. Bust is detailed and is a refined reproduction of the iconic Greek statue, Aphrodite o...
Category
Late 19th Century Classical Greek Antique French Busts
Materials
Bronze
Antique Carved Bust of Euripides Tragedian
Located in Buxton, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Carved Head of Euripides Tragedian
The bust is from plaster with a Grey Lacquer and hand carved.
Of French Origin, there is rough edge to th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hellenistic French Busts
Materials
Plaster
18th Century Terracotta Bust of Girl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully detailed. Hand sculpted terracotta on original marble plinth.
Category
Late 18th Century Neoclassical Antique French Busts
Materials
Marble
19th Century Carved Marble Bust of Marie Antoinette's Confidante
Located in London, GB
Bust of the Princess of Lamballe
Marie Antoinette's Closest Confidante
Carved from statuary marble and resting on a waisted rectangular Carrara socle, the portrait bust of Princess Marie-Louise Thérèse of Savoy-Carignan, later known as Princesse de Lamballe...
Category
19th Century Antique French Busts
Materials
Marble
Antique Biscuit Porcelain Figure of Queen Marie Antoinette
Located in London, GB
This antique bust of Marie Antoinette has been gracefully crafted in biscuit porcelain after the fashionable Sevres style. Biscuit, or bisque, describes the technique whereby the por...
Category
Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Busts
Materials
Porcelain
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 Louis XVI Antique French Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Multipatinated Bronze Orientalist Female Bust by Henri Honoré Plé, Dated 1883
By Henri Honoré Plé
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An important multi patinated bronze orientalist female bust by Henri Honoré Plé.
French, dated 1883.
Engraved to the back 'Henri Plé / 1883'.
...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique French Busts
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Marble Bust of a Classical Lady
Located in London, GB
A Marble Bust of a Classical Maiden
Carved from statuary marble, the female bust of a coiffed lady with ribbon-tied hair flowing down her back where it joins her voluptuous dress wi...
Category
19th Century Antique French Busts
Materials
Marble
19th C.Ormolu & Marble Portrait Plaque of Napoleon, by Pierre Jean David D'Anger
By Pierre Jean David D'angers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Ormolu and marble portrait plaque of Napoleon, by Pierre Jean David D'Anger
Pierre Jean David D'Anger (1788 - 1856), French Sculptor
The sculpted essence of French history and artist...
Category
Late 19th Century Empire Revival Antique French Busts
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
French 19th Century Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Bust of Marie Antoinette
By Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French 19th century patinated bronze and ormolu bust of Marie Antoinette signed by Houdon. The high quality bust is raised by an or...
Category
19th Century Antique French Busts
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
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 Belle Époque Antique French Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bust of a young woman in Carrara marble, 19th century
Located in Paris, FR
Direct carving of a portrait of a smiling young woman in white Carrara marble from the Art Nouveau period. The sculptor uses a clever technique to bring out the face, allowing the fi...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Antique French Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
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 Antique French Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Important Terracotta Bust of Madame du Barry
Located in Montreal, QC
Important terracotta bust of Madame du Barry resting on a Rouge de Languedoc marble base, beautiful patination, inscribed on back: "Feceit 1777."
Ma...
Category
1880s Louis XVI Antique French Busts
Materials
Terracotta
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 Victorian Antique French Busts
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Greco Roman Antique French Busts
Materials
Bronze
$4,985 Sale Price
22% Off
Female Victorian Summer Madame Bust W/ Marble Base
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Late Victorian circa 1890 bronze female bust featuring a European-dressed woman in a summer dress with a sunflower fixed to a marble base.
France, 1890.
Category
1890s Antique French Busts
Materials
Bronze
$390 Sale Price
40% Off
19th Century Bronze bust of Diane de Houdon, Signed Bulio
By Jean Bulio
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century bronze patinated bronze bust of Diana, raised on a plinth base.
Diana is a goddess in Roman and Hellenistic religion, primarily considered a patroness of the countryside, hunters, crossroads, and the Moon. She is equated with the Greek goddess Artemis...
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19th Century Antique French Busts
Materials
Bronze
19thc French Louis XVI Terracotta Sculpture of Beautiful Child Sig by Louis Kley
By Louis Kley
Located in Opa Locka, FL
19thc French Antique Louis XVI Terracotta Bust Sculpture of A Beautiful Child Signed by Louis Kley. Highly detailed and bust on Socle pedestal. Very good condition with no chips.
Category
1890s Louis XVI Antique French Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Early 20th Century Gilt Spelter Small Bust Jesus Christ
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A small antique bust of Jesus Christ. Made of gilded spelter (zinc alloy). On a black marble plinth. No signature. Minor wear to the gilt patina.
Dimensions: 14 (h) x 6 x 6 cm
Free...
Category
1920s Gothic Vintage French Busts
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Berthe GIRARDET Old Woman Old Woman Bust Sculpture, ca.1900
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Old woman terra cotta bust sculpture by Berthe GIRARDET (1861-1948), Manufacture de l'Isle-Adam (north of Paris), France, ca.1900. Polychrome terracotta. Height : 16"(41cm), Width ...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau French Busts
Materials
Terracotta
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 Neoclassical Revival Antique French Busts
Materials
Marble, Siena Marble
Antique French Cast Bronze Marble Sculpture Ludwig van Beethoven Bust 1890
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique French cast bronze sculpture bust of Ludwig Van Beethoven, circa 1890.
The bronze sculpture bust depicting the celebrated German composer & pianist; Ludwig Van Beethov...
Category
1890s Belle Époque Antique French Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bronze Bust of Young Girl, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An enchanting 19th century French patinated bronze bust of a young girl, circa 1860.
Category
19th Century Romantic Antique French Busts
Materials
Bronze
Antique Bust of a Woman, Gilded Bronze, Signed Eugene Hannoteau, circa 1900
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful miniature bust of an elegant young woman.
France, circa 1900.
High quality workmanship gilded bronze on a marble base.
Signed "Eug.Hannoteau" by the French artist and sc...
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Early 1900s Antique French Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Ormolu Sculpture of a Baccante, by Jean-Léon Gérôme
By Jean-Léon Gérôme
Located in New York, NY
A gorgeous 19th century French ormolu sculpture of a Baccante, by Jean-Léon Gérôme. This incredible sculpture is by Jean-Léon Gérôme (French, 1824-1904), one of the most famous and i...
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1890s Classical Greek Antique French Busts
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Terracotta Bust
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality French 19th patinated terracotta bust of a classical lady, mounted on a Rouge marble sockel.
Category
19th Century Baroque Antique French Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Patinated Antique Art Nouveau "Shy Girl" Bronze by Georges Van der Straeten
By Georges Van der Straeten
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous art nouveau "Shy Girl" bronze by Georges Van der Straeten for Société des Bronzes de Paris, circa 1900s. The bust has wonderful detail and is in very good vintage condition ...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau French Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Bisque Porcelain Portrait Bust in the Renaissance Manner
By Paul Duboy
Located in London, GB
French bisque porcelain portrait bust in the Renaissance manner.
French, 19th Century
Measures: height 65 cm, width 40 cm, depth 22 cm.
Th...
Category
19th Century Renaissance Antique French Busts
Materials
Porcelain
French C 18th Terracotta Bust of a Gentleman
Located in London, GB
After a model attributed to Jean Antoine Houdon, possibly Nicolas Joseph Laurent Gilbert (1750 - 1780), poet.
Superbly sculpted in a coat and ruffled shirt set on a waisted socle....
Category
18th Century Baroque Antique French Busts
Materials
Terracotta
19th Century Iron Buste 'doorstop'
Located in Esbeek, NL
Iron buste, 19th century
Used as doorstop.
Category
19th Century Antique French Busts
Materials
Iron
Gilt Bronze and White Marble Bust of a Woman by Gory
By Affortunato Gory
Located in London, GB
This charming sculpture of a young woman is the work of the accomplished Italian-born sculptor, Affortunato Gory (1895-1925). Gory is best-known for his sculptures of women and child...
Category
Late 19th Century Neoclassical Antique French Busts
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
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 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco French Busts
Materials
Terracotta, Wood
French Mid-19th Century Plaster Bust of a Young Lady
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French mid-19th century plaster bust of a young lady, signed Albert-Ernest Carrier Belleuse. The bust of a young lady in classical...
Category
19th Century Antique French Busts
Materials
Plaster
Porcelain Busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in Style of Sèvres
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
This pair of busts depicts the former King and Queen of France, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. The busts are crafted from unglazed whit...
Category
19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Busts
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
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 Vintage French Busts
Materials
Crystal
French Gilt Bronze and Marble Bust Sculpture by Gory
By Affortunato Gory
Located in London, GB
This elegant bust of a young woman was created by the acclaimed sculptor, Affortunato Gory (Italian, fl. 1895-1925). Affortunato Gory (also known as Fortunato Gory) studied under the...
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical French Busts
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Bronze, Ormolu and Marble Statuettes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze, ormolu and Black Belgian marble statuettes of Apollo and Daphne. Each ...
Category
19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Busts
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Bust of Menelaus
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze and ormolu bust of Menelaus. The bust is raised by a square ormolu base below a fine mottled socle pedestal. The richly ...
Category
19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Busts
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Ormolu Bust of a 16th Century Prince, by Rancoulet
By Rancoulet
Located in London, GB
An Ormolu bust of a 16th century Prince, by Rancoulet
French, Late 19th Century
Height 72cm, width 42cm, depth 22cm
Made by the skilled and renowned French artist and sculptor Ernest Rancoulet, (French, 1870-1915), this excellent gilt-bronze bust was made in the late nineteenth century, in fine neoclassical style. Rancoulet was best known for mythological scenes and figures, and depictions of athletes. He was also known for depictions of members of high society, often aristocratic women, exhibiting for a number of years at the Paris Salon, producing many exceptional likenesses, busts, and figurines, such as this.
In this work, the sitter, envisioned as a 16th century Prince or nobleman of sorts, towards out and towards the left. He wears a plumed hat and a high collared cape, with a typical period frilled ruff. His tunic is elaborately decorated with jewellery. A portrait full of character and vitality, this work is an excellent representation of Rancoulet's work, and of French Neoclassical sculpture...
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Late 19th Century Neoclassical Antique French Busts
Materials
Ormolu
