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Period: 1840s
Royal Copenhagen Bisque Porcelain Bust of Napoleon, circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
The bust of Napoleon with a medallion detailed with Medusa's head over his shoulder behind an eagle and its outstreched wings and with a palm tree on the back. Marked Eneret on the b...
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Danish Antique 1840s Busts

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Carved Marble Bust in the Neoclassical Taste
Located in London, GB
A male portrait bust in the Roman manner by Lawrence MacDonald (1799-1878) Carved in Carrara marble, rising from a round socle supporting a waisted column, the bust having resemblances to Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington as a young man. Signed by the artist, 'L. MacDonald, Romae, 1847'. Dated 1847 Dimensions: H: 26 in / 65 cm W: 19.5 in / 49 cm D: 10 in / 26 cm Lawrence MacDonald (1799-1878) Macdonald worked as an ornamental sculptor for the architect James Gillespie Graham before entering the Trustees' Academy, Edinburgh, in 1822. In Rome, in 1823 he was one of the founders of the British Academy of Art. He returned to Edinburgh in 1826 and became a member of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1829. Four years later he settled in Rome, and from 1844 he worked in Bertel Thorvaldsen's former studio. He became the city's most fashionable portrait sculptor and, according to the Art Journal, his studio was filled with 'the peerage done into marble, a plaster galaxy of rank and fashion'. His sitters included the essayist Henry Taylor...
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British Neoclassical Antique 1840s Busts

Materials

Marble

French Bronze Bust of Honoré de Balzac, by David Dangers, Dated 1844
Located in New York, NY
Barbedienne cast. Look at the Metropolitan Museum for a larger example.
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French Antique 1840s Busts

Materials

Bronze

Rare 19th Century Hand Painted Over Papier Mache Gentleman’s Bust
Located in London, GB
Rare 19th Century Hand Painted Over Papier Mache Gentleman’s Bust A rare and very unusual example dated from mid to late 19th Century, hand crafted papier Mache. In the form of a Fr...
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French Early Victorian Antique 1840s Busts

Materials

Paper

Italian Carrara Marble Bust Of A Gentleman
Located in Essex, MA
I could not identify the sitter. Socle base. From a Mississippi collection.
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European Antique 1840s Busts

Materials

Carrara Marble

Staffordshire Pottery 'John Wesley' Bust
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. ...
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English Victorian Antique 1840s Busts

Materials

Pottery

Italian Neoclassical Roman Emperor Hadrian Robed Marble Bust on Pedestal, C 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian Neoclassical Roman Emperor Hadrian robed marble bust resting on circular tiered marble pedestal. Mid 19th Century
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 1840s Busts

Materials

Marble

Sculpted Terra Cotta Bust of Elder/Important Dude
Located in Round Top, TX
Sculpted terra cotta bust of an elder/important dude. Great condition.
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Italian Antique 1840s Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Neoclassical Plaster Portrait Bust, Signed A. Frederich, Dated 1843
Located in Greding, DE
Large portrait bust of a middle-aged man in antique garb. The plaster bust is signed A. Frederich and dated 1843 on the underside and stands on an ebonised wooden column base. The bu...
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German Neoclassical Antique 1840s Busts

Materials

Plaster

Rare 1840 Large Bronze Head of Russian Priest Labelled James Bourlet & Sons Ltd
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We delighted to offer for sale this lovely and very rare bronze head of a Russian Priest with a paper label from the very famous James Bourlet & Son's L...
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German Victorian Antique 1840s Busts

Materials

Bronze

Fine French Biscuit Bust of Louis 18th, Dated 1849
Located in New York, NY
Now on a Sevres porcelain socle dated 1849.
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French Antique 1840s Busts

Materials

Pottery

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