18th Century Busts

A beautifully carved weathered 18th-century English stone head depicting a classical figure, possibly Venus/Aphrodite. Mounted on a custom black steel stand.

POLYCHROME CARVED HEAD OF CHRIST FROM A PASSION FIGURE Probably Spain, circa late 17th to early 18th century 13 1/8" H x 6 1/2" D x 6 1/2" W Polychromy, carved wood, gesso, glass e...

Bronze cast with delicate serene features, very refined detailing throughout. Featuring bow-shaped mouth and downcast eyes, flanked by pendulous pierced ...

18th Century Carved & Polychrome Bust of a Saint with Glass Eye. Either Italian or Spanish. This piece retains a good portion of the original painted f...

This large mid eighteenth century French hand carved olive wood bust depicts a bishop clad in liturgical vestments. The bishop with full beard and curly hair wears a distinctive mitr...

An important, extremely rare, and rather large 18th century Meissen Porcelain Group of a Thalia with a Harlequin Child, By Johann Joachim (J.J.) Kändler, Circa: 1744. This is an incredible and extremely rare 18th century Meissen Porcelain piece modeled by the greatest Meissen modeler ever in the Company, Johann Joachim (J.J.) Kändler. Thalia can be seen seated on a gorgeous hand-carved and hand-painted flowered and vined porcelain pedestal. Her right arm is raised holding a Phantom of the Opera Black and White Mask, while in her other arm is a young Harlequin dancing and singing holding a hat. Thalia is wearing a gilt-edged dark blue bodice with white floral decorations over a black corset draped in a red-over-yellow robe...

18th century Italian carved giltwood head of an angel. Hand carved with a vivid expression and just amazing hair. A peg on the reverse for attachment to a larger relief or group scul...

IMPORTANT PAIR OF BUSTS OF PYTHAGORAS AND EPICURUS Circa late 18th century Attributed to the workshop of Giacomo and Giancarlo Zoffoli Unsigned, black and green patina with gilt bron...

18/19th Century Parian Marble Bust Sappho 1790/1800 Neoclassicism Villa Albani This classical marble bust depicts Sappho, a famous ancient Greek poet. She lived on the island of Les...

18th Century Italian Marble Bust of Caesar Augustus. His draped robe is hand-carved in red rosso levanto marble with the face modelled in contrasting white Carrara marble. The piece ...

An 18th Century marble bust of the goddess Juno. The Roman Queen of the Gods, wife of Jupiter and Goddess of women, marriage, protection and childbirth. Carved with softly modelled ...

18th century Italian gold leaf angel head or "putto" adorned with baroque pearls. A putto is a cherub figure frequently appearing in both mythological and religious paintings and scu...

Large late 18th Century French hand carved ships figurehead. A rare survivor, this figurehead would most likely have come from a Southern Frenc...

Antique Polychrome Carved Bust of a Bishop 18th Century Bust of a Bishop is a truly remarkable piece that showcases the exceptional craftsmanship and historical significance of the e...

A finely carved marble bust depicting a Moorish figure in the manner of classical Roman portraiture. The subject is presented with stylized coiffure and serene expression, draped in ...

Complete granite figure of Shiva showing his attributes in a standing hieratic pose, fully dressed and jeweled in royal regalia with tiara on a high pedestal with a flaming halo. Lat...

Bronze bust character head in patinated bronze, after Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, inspired by 18th century models. This bronze bust represents a male head with narrowed eyes, a tense ...

After the antique, his helmet decorated with centaurs and panthers. In Homer’s Illiad, he is described as a hero of colossal frame who was trained by the...

Impressive early 18th century hand carved life-size marble bust of a Roman man, circa 1700 Italy, possibly older. Condition is good with minor chips and nicks consistent with age...

An 18th century Venus de’ Medici bronze bust, mounted on a later 19th century marble base. It has a beautiful rich slightly worn dark brown patina. Venus...

Bronze character head bust in neoclassical style, after Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, based on an 18th century model. This sculpture represents a male head with a tense expression, deep...

Amazing Bust of Marie Antoinette. Late 18th Century, Carrara Marble Sculpture carved in marble. Measures 94 x 50 x 32 cm. The life-size bust depicts Marie Antoinette with an elegant...

a wonderful genuine 18th century piece of art, great patina !

Bust of the young emperor Nero (37 – 68 A.D.) Rome, first half of the 18th century Carved from white carrara, sicilian jasper and bigio morato marble 50 cm high 33 cm wide Provenanc...

A pair of mid 18th century Italian marble busts depicting the Roman Emperors Augustus and Nero. Also known as Octavian, Augustus was the first Roman Emperor and founder of the Roman...

PAIR OF EARLY POLYCHROMED CARVED WOOD ECCLESIASTICAL RELIQUARY BUSTS OF SAINTS Probably Italian, circa late 17th/early 18th century, raised on modern ebonized plinths Marked on the r...

This late Georgian antique marble statue is after the antique, depicting a scale fragment of the eminent 2nd century statue ‘Sleeping Ariadne’. C...

Late 18th Century Pair Porcelain Busts depicting the Greek figures Homer and Artemis, both featuring firing marks. The bust of Homer is based on a much-restored Roman copy of a Hell...

This exceptional, larger-than-life bust is an impressive work in Carrara marble, crafted in Amsterdam around 1740. It depicts Omphale, the Lydian queen, identifiable by Hercules’ lio...

Striking antique sculpted head carved in soft stone, depicting a child figure with finely modeled features, gently smiling lips and delicately carved, flowing hair. The serene expres...

Beautiful, albeit heavily distressed stone bust depicting an authoritarian man on a pedestal. Softly colored grey stone with many details intact including draping on tunic, eyes, bea...

An gilt and lacquered wood Buddha head with displayed on a metal and Lucite stand. stunning presence with its refined features and amazing details. The carving is of exquisite qualit...

A refined Roman.. or Roman style carved marble head of a young child, Italian, 18th century or earlier, presented as a Grand Tour cabinet object beneath an accompanying glass cloche dome...

An antique English Georgian statuary white marble bust of a scholarly gentleman circa 1790, on an associated period breccia violette marble socle. Exceptionally carved, the gentlema...

A superb, finely cast and well-patinated pair of French bronze busts representing Jean Racine and Pierre Corneille, two of the most celebrated dramatists of the 17th century. Each bu...

Maharaja granite torso with dagger and offerings, bell chain and dhotti.

Cupid Holding a Bow by French Sculptor Joseph-Charles Marin (1759-1834) White Marble, signed and dated 1784 Provenance: Carl Singer, from the Estate of Charles Hitchcock Tyler, Beverly MA...

A striking late 18th-early 19th century bust of the Roman Emperor Titus Domitian. The head is made from hand carved white Carrara marble, the tunic and t...

JOHN FRANCIS MOORE (D. 1809) A STATUARY MARBLE BUST OF THE RT. HON. CHARLES WOLFRAM CORNWALL (1735-1789), SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, LAST QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY. Signed ...

18th Century Tuscan Polychrome Stucco Head of the Infant Jesus (Bambino Gesù) A deeply evocative 18th-century Tuscan polychrome stucco head of the Infant Jesus, retaining its origina...

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...

Christ and Mary, pair of reliquary busts in stained pine wood, Italian school, 18th century Measurements: 64 cm high x 39 cm wide x 20 cm deep [Christ] 62 cm high x 35 cm wide x 20...

Italian, early 18th century A bust of a woman wearing a Diadem Statuary marble Measure: 31 in. (79cm) high.

This elegant 18th-century bronze bust of Marie Antoinette was sculpted in Paris circa 1790 and signed on the back by the French sculptor Félix Lecomte (1737-1817). The finely cast an...

Beautiful 18th century marble bust of Marie-Antoinette, wear and losses consistent with age and use.

An elegant pair of Italian 18th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara and Gris St. Anne marble busts. These finely detailed Roman busts are of a young boy and girl, possibly brother an...

A fine pair of George III statuary marble busts of a boy and a girl by John de Vaere (1755 – 1830), 1798. Signed J DE-VAERE Sculpr. 1798. Considering what a sensitive and accomplished sculptor he was, surprisingly little is known about John de Vaere. Born in France in 1755, he settled in England some time before 1786 when he enrolled as a student at the Royal Academy Schools. In 1787 he left to study in Rome, with the financial assistance of Josiah Wedgwood. In Rome he won a Silver Medal for Sculpture from the Pope and became an assistant to John Flaxman. On his return to England in 1790, he worked as a modeler for Wedgwood until the latter’s death in 1795, after which he worked with Eleanor Coade, probably replacing John Bacon...

Elegant Pair The Italian 19th Century Grand Tour Classical Greek God And Goddess Apollo And Diana Decorative Alabaster Busts For A Wonderful Library Desk Depicting Apollo Belvedere ...

Most likely a fragment of a larger statue from circa 1700, this bust of a French woman was hand-carved in oak. The beautiful visage has been mounted to an iron stand more recently, a...

A Pair of Grand Tour Period 18th C. Italian Roman Busts of Emperors Domitian and Nerva. These busts depict the Roman Emperors Domitian and Nerva, and demonstrate finely cast and han...

Antique Venetian Sandstone Head of a Roman Gladiator is a captivating piece of art that showcases the exquisite craftsmanship of the Venetian artisans. This stunning sculpture depict...

Two life-size, expressive busts of white marble as allegories of winter as an old man with coat and tongs - and - of spring as a youth with cap, on conical stelae with leaf ornaments...

The terracotta bust, placed on top of a colored marble pedestal, depicts a male figure with his hair held back in a tail by a ribbon and is attired in a collarless tailcoat closed wi...

An Interesting late 18th Century weathered white marble bust of Anne of Cleves. Probably Continental, the woman wearing a cloth cap, embroidered chemise and jerkin, on an unusual sq...

Elegant carved wooden female bust dating from the Louis XIV period (late 17th – early 18th century). This decorative work depicts a young woman wearing a veil that falls gracefully o...

A masterful large classical statue in cast bronze of a beautiful young woman in stride wearing a flowing ionic chiton. The exquisite casting of ...

French terracotta bust of young man resting on circular marble plinth. Signed Houdon, Late 18th century.

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this Exquisite, large 18th Century hand carved bust of a Cherub or Putti in Italian Oak Please note: The de...

18th-Century Carved Wooden Head of a Philosopher / Religious Figure This finely carved wooden head dates to the 18th century and likely represents a philosopher / religious figure. It reflects the stylistic traditions of Flemish and German woodcarving from the Renaissance period, renowned for their expressive realism and meticulous detail. Such works often formed parts of larger altarpieces, devotional sculptures, or decorative ensembles within ecclesiastical settings. The sculptor’s craftsmanship is evident in the finely rendered facial features, intricately carved beard, and textured hair—hallmarks of Northern European wood carving...

Pair of small gold-patinated bronze busts of two ancient philosophers on Siena marble pedestals (added, 2nd half of 19th century).