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Period: 1940s
"Etruscan Head", Rare and Important Bronze by Jared French, 1940s
"Etruscan Head", Rare and Important Bronze by Jared French, 1940s

"Etruscan Head", Rare and Important Bronze by Jared French, 1940s

By Jared French

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Rare and exceptional, this bronze head inspired by ancient Etruscan models was sculpted by Jared French in the 1940s, during the sun-kissed moment when French, Paul Cadmus, George To...

Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Diskometal Bird by Just Andersen, Denmark
Diskometal Bird by Just Andersen, Denmark

Diskometal Bird by Just Andersen, Denmark

By Just Andersen

Located in Værløse, DK

Diskometal Bird made by Just Andersen in the early 1940s. * Bird in diskometal * Designer: Just Andersen * Model: D2295 (stamped 'Just D2295’) * Condition: Good vintage condition. ...

Category

Danish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Metal

1940s Carved Wood Bust of African Man
1940s Carved Wood Bust of African Man

1940s Carved Wood Bust of African Man

By Helge Holmskov

Located in Tarrytown, NY

1940s Carved Wood Bust of African Man

Category

Danish Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Period French Bronze Bust
Art Deco Period French Bronze Bust

Art Deco Period French Bronze Bust

Located in Austin, TX

Vintage bust from France made of bronze and supported by a marble base. This piece features the likeness of a man. It showcases the smelter’s stamp. This piece is in very nice vintag...

Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Marble, Bronze

White Plaster Bust of Socrates on a Black Marble Base, around 1940
White Plaster Bust of Socrates on a Black Marble Base, around 1940

White Plaster Bust of Socrates on a Black Marble Base, around 1940

Located in Berlin, DE

The "White Plaster Bust of Socrates on a Black Marble Base, around 1940" is a striking sculptural piece that pays homage to the ancient Greek philosop...

Category

French Classical Roman Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Marble

Emanuele Zambini Terracotta Sculpture
Emanuele Zambini Terracotta Sculpture

Emanuele Zambini Terracotta Sculpture

Located in Prato, IT

Firenze, Italy, 1942 In terracotta Signed Emanuele Zambini Measure: Height 61 cm.

Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Bronze Sculpture by Marguerite Lavriller-Cossaceanu, Woman Bust, 1945-1946
Bronze Sculpture by Marguerite Lavriller-Cossaceanu, Woman Bust, 1945-1946

Bronze Sculpture by Marguerite Lavriller-Cossaceanu, Woman Bust, 1945-1946

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Marguerite LAVRILLIER-COSSACEANU 1893 - 1980 Woman bust (1945 - 1946) Bronze proof with brown-green patina 2/8 Posthume lost wax of Coubertin Foundry Signed and numeroted (...

Category

Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Bronze

Apollo and Diana Plaster Busts
Apollo and Diana Plaster Busts

Apollo and Diana Plaster Busts

Located in Savannah, GA

A pair of modern grand tour plaster busts depicting Apollo and Diana, circa 1940s. 5 ½ inches wide by 4 ¼ inches deep by 10 ½ inches tall Good overall with some discoloration and ...

Category

Unknown Grand Tour Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Plaster

Juan Carlos Iramain (1900-1973), Bronze relief of bearded man
Juan Carlos Iramain (1900-1973), Bronze relief of bearded man

Juan Carlos Iramain (1900-1973), Bronze relief of bearded man

Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY

A striking bronze relief featuring a bearded man, reminiscent of Antiquity's 'death masks', signed Juan Carlos Iramain (1900-1973). Set onto an ebonized square base. Also inscribed w...

Category

Argentine Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Bronze

Merciful Jesus Bust, Northern Europe
Merciful Jesus Bust, Northern Europe

Merciful Jesus Bust, Northern Europe

Located in Chorzów, PL

Merciful Jesus Bust, Northern Europe. Very good condition. dimensions: height 32 cm, width 36 cm, depth 16 cm.

Category

Belgian Other Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Art Deco Colonial Sculpture
Art Deco Colonial Sculpture

Art Deco Colonial Sculpture

$1,536Sale Price|20% Off

Art Deco Colonial Sculpture

Located in bari, IT

Colonial Art Deco period sculpture in solid wood depicting an African woman.

Category

Art Deco Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Wood

Art Nouveau Bust of a Lady, after Alfred Foretay Art Nouveau hard plaster bust
Art Nouveau Bust of a Lady, after Alfred Foretay Art Nouveau hard plaster bust

Art Nouveau Bust of a Lady, after Alfred Foretay Art Nouveau hard plaster bust

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Art Nouveau Bust of a Lady, after Alfred Foretay This is an Art Nouveau hard plaster Bust of a Lady after Alfred Jean Foretay (Swiss, 1861-1944), a very attractive 3 dimensional pie...

Category

Art Nouveau Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Plaster

Birds by Just Andersen, Denmark
Birds by Just Andersen, Denmark

Birds by Just Andersen, Denmark

By Just Andersen

Located in Værløse, DK

Set of Diskometal Birds made by Just Andersen in the early 1940s. * Set (2) birds in diskometal * Designer: Just Andersen * Model: D2295 (stamped 'Just D2295’) * Condition: Very go...

Category

Danish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Metal

Vintage Cordey Porcelain Bust
Vintage Cordey Porcelain Bust

Vintage Cordey Porcelain Bust

By Cordey

Located in W Allenhurst, NJ

Lovely vintage Cordey female bust. Porcelain bust of a beautiful woman in period clothes, adorned with capodimonte flowers. Stunning stare that draws you in.

Category

American Victorian Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Porcelain

Wax Bust Sculpted, Italy, 1920s
Wax Bust Sculpted, Italy, 1920s

Wax Bust Sculpted, Italy, 1920s

Located in Antwerp, BE

Intriguing woman’s bust sculpture made of wax, with glass eyes and prosthesis teeth. Very nice and very decorative item! A wunderkammer piece.     

Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Resin

Female Carving from USA
Female Carving from USA

Female Carving from USA

Located in Sagaponack, NY

Carving of a female head.

Category

American American Craftsman Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Wood

Antique Bust of A Castilian Woman In Marbled Resin By A.GIANNELLI 1940
Antique Bust of A Castilian Woman In Marbled Resin By A.GIANNELLI 1940

Antique Bust of A Castilian Woman In Marbled Resin By A.GIANNELLI 1940

Located in Wembley, GB

Antique Bust of A Castilian Woman In Marbled Resin By A.GIANNELLI 1940 by Cav. Arnaldo Giannelli, founder of the firm. Born in Volterra Italy, in 1907, he was a keen sculpture stude...

Category

Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf, Sheet Metal, Gold Plate

Head of a Berber man, terracotta sculpture, Paul Sersté, , Belgium, circa 1940
Head of a Berber man, terracotta sculpture, Paul Sersté, , Belgium, circa 1940

Head of a Berber man, terracotta sculpture, Paul Sersté, , Belgium, circa 1940

By Paul Serste

Located in Paris, FR

Terracotta sculpture with brown patina depicting a Bedouin head, signed, on a wooden base. Biography Paul Sterté (1910-2000) Belgian sculptor, born in Charleroi. Part of his work w...

Category

Belgian Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Terracotta, Wood

Danish Bust of Minerva
Danish Bust of Minerva

Danish Bust of Minerva

Located in New York, NY

A circa 1940's Danish ceramic bust depicting the Goddess Minerva. Measurements: Height: 22.5" Width: 11.25" Depth: 7.5"

Category

Danish Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Ceramic

French Porcelain Bust of Classical Male
French Porcelain Bust of Classical Male

French Porcelain Bust of Classical Male

Located in Houston, TX

French porcelain bust of a classical male. This vintage French porcelain bust sculpture is mounted on a marble base and dates to the 1940s. ...

Category

French Classical Roman Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Marble

Bust of Edvard Beneš, President of Czechoslovakia, 1946
Bust of Edvard Beneš, President of Czechoslovakia, 1946

Bust of Edvard Beneš, President of Czechoslovakia, 1946

Located in Praha, CZ

Edvard Beneš was the President of Czechoslovakia in the years 1935-1938 and 1945-1948 The bust has an unprofessionally glued ear (see photo) Original condition

Category

Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Clay

Bronze Bust. French work. Circa 1940
Bronze Bust. French work. Circa 1940

Bronze Bust. French work. Circa 1940

$1,104Sale Price|20% Off

Bronze Bust. French work. Circa 1940

Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France

This nice and unusual bust is made of bronze. This is a French work. Circa 1940

Category

French Neoclassical Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Bronze

1940s Alabaster Bust Of A Young Woman On A Marble Base
1940s Alabaster Bust Of A Young Woman On A Marble Base

1940s Alabaster Bust Of A Young Woman On A Marble Base

Located in Tarrytown, NY

1940s Art Nouveau Style Bust Of A Young Woman On A Marble Base The sheaf of wheat represents fertility No signature found Small knick on the top of hat (as shown)

Category

Art Nouveau Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Alabaster

Max Barneaud, white glazed ceramic vase in the shape of a head, Paris 1947
Max Barneaud, white glazed ceramic vase in the shape of a head, Paris 1947

Max Barneaud, white glazed ceramic vase in the shape of a head, Paris 1947

By Max Louis Jean Barneaud

Located in Saarbrücken, SL

The white glazed ceramic vase in the shape of a head by Max Barneaud was created in Paris in 1947. The simultaneous depiction of a head makes the object very decorative.

Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Ceramic

Plaster sculpture  "Blanzeflor" by Swedish sculptor Stig Blomberg, Sweden, 1942
Plaster sculpture  "Blanzeflor" by Swedish sculptor Stig Blomberg, Sweden, 1942

Plaster sculpture "Blanzeflor" by Swedish sculptor Stig Blomberg, Sweden, 1942

By Stig Blomberg

Located in Hägersten, SE

Sculpture depicting "Blanzeflor" by Swedish sculptor Stig Blomberg. Made ca 1942-43 in Sweden. Plaster on a teak base. Signed by the artist on the back. Good vintage condition with a...

Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Plaster, Teak

A Plaster Cast French Bust of a Gentleman
A Plaster Cast French Bust of a Gentleman

A Plaster Cast French Bust of a Gentleman

Located in New York, NY

A Plaster Cast French Bust of a Gentleman

Category

French Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Plaster

1940's Carl Emil Ruge Disco Metal Figurine by Just Andersen
1940's Carl Emil Ruge Disco Metal Figurine by Just Andersen

1940's Carl Emil Ruge Disco Metal Figurine by Just Andersen

By Just Andersen

Located in Knebel, DK

1940's Carl Emil Ruge disco metal figurine by Just Andersen A/S Small Danish buste of a Fanø girl by Carl Emil Borch manufactored in disco metal by Just Andersen A/S in the 1940 - 1...

Category

Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Metal

Sculpture. Indian Chief. Signed Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand 1940s
Sculpture. Indian Chief. Signed Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand 1940s

Sculpture. Indian Chief. Signed Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand 1940s

By Gunnar Nylund

Located in Stockholm, SE

A sculptured head of an American Indian Chief. It is said that this really is a self-portrait of Gunnar Nylund, the artist. It has its original wooden stand . The height is 42 cm wi...

Category

Swedish Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Clay

Ceramic Bust of Madonna from Goldscheider, 1940s
Ceramic Bust of Madonna from Goldscheider, 1940s

Ceramic Bust of Madonna from Goldscheider, 1940s

Located in Montelabbate, PU

Ceramic bust of Madonna by Goldscheider, 1940s

Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Ceramic

Art Deco Period White Carrara Marble Bust of a Young Lady
Art Deco Period White Carrara Marble Bust of a Young Lady

Art Deco Period White Carrara Marble Bust of a Young Lady

Located in Montreal, QC

Art Deco Period White Statuary Marble Bust of a Young Lady incised "ANIEV" to shoulder. From the Collection of Professor Roberto Severino, Washington, D.C. France: circa 1930

Category

French Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Carrara Marble

French Bronze Glazed Ceramic Statue of Nude Female, circa 1940 Louis Giraud
French Bronze Glazed Ceramic Statue of Nude Female, circa 1940 Louis Giraud

French Bronze Glazed Ceramic Statue of Nude Female, circa 1940 Louis Giraud

By Louis Giraud

Located in Brooklyn, NY

A French bronze glazed ceramic sculpture model of female nude. This is a large sculpture from the 1940s. Signed Giraud Vallauris on the wooden base plate. Beautiful patina. Dimension...

Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Ceramic

Patinated Plaster Bust of an Asian Woman by Herbert McRae Miller
Patinated Plaster Bust of an Asian Woman by Herbert McRae Miller

Patinated Plaster Bust of an Asian Woman by Herbert McRae Miller

Located in Montreal, QC

Patinated plaster bust of an Asian woman by Herbert McRae Miller. "Signed: H. M. Miller 40" Herbert McRae-Miller was born in Montreal. He studied at the Art Students League, New York...

Category

Canadian Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Plaster

Vintage Boho 1949 Signed Plaster Bust of Man
Vintage Boho 1949 Signed Plaster Bust of Man

Vintage Boho 1949 Signed Plaster Bust of Man

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A fantastic vintage Boho plaster bust of man. A chic 1949 plaster composition signed on the back of the neck. An awesome all over patina from time. Easily cleaned up with a coat of w...

Category

American Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Plaster

Female Bust by Bigi Torino, 1940s
Female Bust by Bigi Torino, 1940s

Female Bust by Bigi Torino, 1940s

Located in Montelabbate, PU

Bigi Torino Bust of a maiden in ceramic, the dress and the headdress are in the romantic style of the 19th century, the sweet and well made face expresses sweetness and serenity, th...

Category

Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Ceramic