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Period: 1840s
Italian Carrara Marble Bust Of A Gentleman
Italian Carrara Marble Bust Of A Gentleman

Italian Carrara Marble Bust Of A Gentleman

$4,800

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

Royal Copenhagen Bisque Porcelain Bust of Napoleon, circa 1840
Royal Copenhagen Bisque Porcelain Bust of Napoleon, circa 1840

Royal Copenhagen Bisque Porcelain Bust of Napoleon, circa 1840

$2,750

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

After Sir Francis Chantrey, Library Bust of Sir Walter Scott, circa 1840
After Sir Francis Chantrey, Library Bust of Sir Walter Scott, circa 1840

After Sir Francis Chantrey, Library Bust of Sir Walter Scott, circa 1840

$2,400

After Sir Francis Chantrey, Library Bust of Sir Walter Scott, circa 1840

Located in Savannah, GA

19th-century painted plaster bust after the marble original by Sir Francis Chantrey (1781–1841), depicting Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832) in three-quarter right profile with tousled ha...

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English Antique 1840s Busts

Materials

Plaster

Bust representing Innocence, Marble, 19th century.
Bust representing Innocence, Marble, 19th century.

Bust representing Innocence, Marble, 19th century.

$10,031

Bust representing Innocence, Marble, 19th century.

Located in GRANADA, ES

Busto en mármol de mujer haciendo alegoría a la INOCENCIA , trabajo francés , mármol de carrara ( Italia ) .

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Antique 1840s Busts

Materials

Carrara Marble

Neoclassical Plaster Portrait Bust, Signed A. Frederich, Dated 1843
Neoclassical Plaster Portrait Bust, Signed A. Frederich, Dated 1843

Neoclassical Plaster Portrait Bust, Signed A. Frederich, Dated 1843

$7,671

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

Antique Carved Marble Bust in the Neoclassical Taste
Antique Carved Marble Bust in the Neoclassical Taste

Antique Carved Marble Bust in the Neoclassical Taste

$17,249

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
French Bronze Bust of Honoré de Balzac, by David Dangers, Dated 1844

French Bronze Bust of Honoré de Balzac, by David Dangers, Dated 1844

$12,000

French Bronze Bust of Honoré de Balzac, by David Dangers, Dated 1844

Located in New York, NY

Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850) was a major French novelist and a founder of literary realism. He is best known for La Comédie humaine, a vast series of interconnected novels and storie...

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French Antique 1840s Busts

Materials

Bronze

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$9,800

H 24 in W 20 in D 10 in

A White Marble Bust of a Gentleman by John Warrington Wood

By John Warrington Wood

Located in Sheffield, MA

John Warrington Wood English, 1839-1886 The gentleman wearing a moustache and sideburns Signed on verso of truncated shoulders J.Warrington Wood, Sculpt.Rome 1874

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Located in Berlin, DE

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Located in New York, NY

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$33,118

H 30 in W 21 in D 10 in

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Located in London, GB

Workshop of Sir Francis Chantrey (1781-1841) A bust of Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) Statuary marble Measures: 30in. (76cm) high.

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$1,200

H 9.5 in W 5.5 in D 4.5 in

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Located in New York, NY

Bust of a youth after the ancient Greek, a fine reproduction issued by the Brooklyn Museum, circa 1980s, crafted from stone composite with black faux marble pedestal. 9 1/2 by 5 1/2...

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$2,897

H 23.63 in W 18.12 in D 7.88 in

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H 31 in W 25 in D 14 in

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Located in Charleston, SC

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Located in London, GB

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Located in London, GB

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Located in Brooklyn, NY

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Located in Chelmsford, Essex

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Located in Debenham, Suffolk

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