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Period: 1940s
Futurist sculpture in gilt metal in the Franz Hagenauer style
Located in Montelabbate, PU
The sculpture is in gilded brass dating back to around 1930/40, it is not signed. The Castolin weld and the resulting patina especially in the weld and internally confirm the period....
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Art Deco Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Marble, Metal, Gold Leaf

Plaster sculpture "Blanzeflor" by Swedish sculptor Stig Blomberg, Sweden, 1942
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...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Plaster, Teak

A Pair of Native American Bronze Busts Attributed to Richard Rohac
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A pair of Native American busts. Solid bronze. Stamped Fabrica Patria to underside. Dimensions: Male: H 18cm W 18cm D 18cm Female: H 20cm W 13cm Origin: French Date: Circa 1940 ...
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Vintage 1940s Busts

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Bronze

A Plaster Cast French Bust of a Gentleman
Located in New York, NY
A Plaster Cast French Bust of a Gentleman
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French Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Plaster

Sandstone girl with flowers by Sigurd Forchhammer for Just Andersen, 1940s
Located in Værløse, DK
A naturalistic bust in sandstone designed by the Danish sculptor Sigurd Forchhammer for Just Andersen in 1941. "The flower friend" is a rare and fine piece that will spark conversations in any beautiful home. * A sandstone figurine...
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Danish Vintage 1940s Busts

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Sandstone

Pair of Petite Borghese Terra Cotta Busts C. 1960's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French terra cotta bust boy & girl bust Borghese of Houdon's Louis Brongniart (1772-1845) The original sits in the Louve. 9" tall with pedestal base and gilt detail. Both bust stil...
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French Neoclassical Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Italian Glazed Ceramic Bust of a Classical Roman by Santa Monica
Located in Houston, TX
Italian glazed ceramic bust of a Classical Roman by Santa Monica. Italian ceramic bust of a Classical Roman with unusual iridescent glaze, marked Santa M...
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Italian Classical Roman Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Ceramic

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...
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American Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Plaster

Art Deco Period French Hermes Sculpture
Located in Austin, TX
French Art Deco period Hermes sculpture made of plaster and supported by a wood base.
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Busts

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Plaster, Wood

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)
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Art Nouveau Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Alabaster

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"
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Danish Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-century African-American female head with turquoise hair by Margit Izsépy
Located in Budapest, HU
Mid-century Afro-American female ceramic sculpture. It's a handcrafted, hand-painted, matte glazed ceramic sculpture with silky turquoise hair and gold ...
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Hungarian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Italian Grand Tour Bronze Bust of Julius Augustus Caesar
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Italian Grand Tour Bronze Bust of Julius Augustus Caesar A beautiful bust raised on a marble plinth base with a brass crest to dress up any home. Realistically cast and mo...
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Italian Grand Tour Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Art Deco African Women Tribal Sculptures by Margit Izsepy
Located in Budapest, HU
African female statue in Art Deco style by Izsépy Margit. Fired, hand painted, silk-glazed matte ceramic with turquoise paint. A characteristic, sexy object from the 1950s. Great condition. Margit Izsépy: She is a ceramic artist and has been working with ceramics since the 1940s. With her works, he participated in the 1947 ceramic and 1952 applied arts exhibitions organized in the Ernst museum. In the 1950s, she worked in the Ceramic Craftsman foundation and her home workshop. Her best-known works are her African tribal sculptures...
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Hungarian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Ceramic

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. ...
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French Classical Roman Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Marble

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...
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Ceramic

1943 Hand Carved Wood Bust Refined Bespectacled Gentleman Patinated Gold
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1943 Distinguished Hand Carved Wood Bust Elegant Bespectacled Gentleman Rich Gold Patina. Solid wood with original vintage unrestored finish. ...
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Art Deco Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Wood, Paint

Set of Two Vintage Compass, 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of Two vintage Compass, 1940 Made in Barcelona, Spain. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautif...
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Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Metal

French Classical Male Stone Torso Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
French classical male stone torso sculpture. This handsome stone torso sculpture can be used indoors on a pedestal or outdoors in a garden or on a patio. G...
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Unknown Classical Greek Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Stone

1942 René Lalique, Pair of Bookends Hirondelles B Frosted Glass
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Pair of bookends "Hirondelles B" made in frosted glass by René Lalique in 1942. Acid-stamped signature on each piece. Measures: Height: 16 cm Base: 8.5 cm x 8 cm Perfect condit...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

Italian Glazed Ceramic Roman Bust/Sculpture, 1940's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-649 ceramic Roman Bust market Italy.
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Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Ceramic

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.
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Ceramic

Head of a Jazzman, Patinated Bronze Sculpture, American, ca. 1940s
Located in New York, NY
About sculpture This remarkable portrait bust is in all likelihood a privately commissioned sculpture from around 1940s. Despite the fact that the sculpture is not signed, it is cer...
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American Streamlined Moderne Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Bronze

Goldscheider, Austria, Art Deco Figure in Hand-Painted and Glazed Ceramics
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Goldscheider, Austria. Art Deco figure in hand-painted and glazed ceramics. Naked woman. 1940s. Measures: 24.5 x 16 cm. In excellent condition. Sticker.
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Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Ceramic

Luigi Broggini Catalogued Bronze Sculpture
By Luigi Broggini
Located in Roma, IT
Important bronze sculpture by Luigi Broggini. “Dancer”. Datable to the from the early 1940s. It is part of the series of Dancers created by the sculptor Broggini in the 1930s. The ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Bronze

French White Cast Iron Female Bust Form C. 1940's
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Cast Iron bust sourced in France. Most likely sand cast and from 1940's. Artist unknown however signature can be found on neck. Has a few layers of paint with chips throughout which better enhance the already amazing patina. Wood base. Has a few layers of paint with chips. Patina throughout. Bust form...
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French Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Iron

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.
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Belgian Other Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Terracotta

1940's Fano Girl by Carl Emil Ruge by Just Andersen A/S
Located in Knebel, DK
Small Danish buste of a Fanø girl by Carl Emil Borch produced in disco metal by Just Andersen A/S in the 1940 - 1950´s. The buste dressed in folk custome ...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Metal

Sculpture. Indian Chief. Signed Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand 1940s
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...
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Swedish Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Clay

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 (...
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Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Bronze

Bust Woman Sculpture Ceramic Czechoslovakia Prague 1940 Turquoise Black Keramia
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Bust woman sculpture ceramic Czechoslovakia Prague 1940 turquoise black Keramia handerbeit
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Czech Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Ceramic

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...
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Canadian Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Plaster

Emanuele Zambini Terracotta Sculpture
Located in Prato, IT
Firenze, Italy, 1942 In terracotta Signed Emanuele Zambini Measure: Height 61 cm.
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Italian Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Exotic Indian Art Deco Sculpted Head in Wood by Arias
Located in Oakland, CA
Original wood carved Peruvian Indian head in the Art Deco style. Lots of geometric and triangular details integrated within the head-dress. Interesting history imagines the face characteristics seem to be from a South American Indian origin. The piece somehow found its way to Israel where it was purchased on my behalf. The condition is excellent and the pose is very serious and intense. The artist Arias, Inca art...
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Ecuadorean Art Deco Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Wood

Hagenauer Manner Patina Bronze & Wood Bust, Child Head Sculpture Sucking Fingers
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco style manner of Franz Hagenauer terra cotta bust of a little girl's head sucking on her fingers. No signature found. Made circa 1940s.   
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Glazed Stoneware Bust 'Mathilda' Probably Sweden, circa 1940s
Located in Melbourne, AU
An exquisite and mysterious portrait bust has come into our possession. Her name is Mathilda. The bust has been sculpted from earthenware clay and fired with a Bronze glaze. Given...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Metal

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.     
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Italian Vintage 1940s Busts

Art Deco Colonial Sculpture
Located in bari, IT
Colonial Art Deco period sculpture in solid wood depicting an African woman.
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Art Deco Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Wood

French Bronze Glazed Ceramic Statue of Nude Female, circa 1940 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...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Ceramic

Carved Stained Oak Bust of a African Woman by Ferdinand Parpan
Located in Montreal, QC
Sculpted carved stained oak of an African Woman by Ferdinand Parpan. Signed: "F Parpan 49". He was a sculptor of religious subjects, groups, figures, and animals. While a young chi...
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French Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Wood

Neoclassical Sculpture in Gilt Painted Plaster, circa 1940-1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Neoclassical sculpture in gilt painted plaster, circa 1930-1950.
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Plaster

A Beautifully Rendered American 1940's Bronze Bust of a Young Boy; by JG Kendall
Located in San Francisco, CA
A beautifully rendered American 1940's bronze bust of a young boy on marble plinth; signed 'JG Kendall 1945' (Gorham Co. Foundry); the richly-patinated bust of a young boy with seren...
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American Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Bronze

French Plaster Head
Located in Stamford, CT
Fanciful French plaster head with pocket.
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French Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Plaster

Art Deco Masterpiece Bronze Reclining Sculpture Important Artist Jan Anteunis
Located in Oakland, CA
A rare Art Deco Bronze. Incredible quality from an important Belgian artist named Jan Anteunis, (1896-1973). It is not often that we are able to find a piece with all of these qualit...
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Belgian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Marble, Bronze

A Beautifully Rendered American Bronze Bust of a Young Girl by JG Kendall
Located in San Francisco, CA
A beautifully rendered American 1940's bronze bust of a young girl on marble plinth; signed 'JG Kendall, Gorham Co. Founders'; the richly-patinated bust of young girl with serene dir...
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American Vintage 1940s Busts

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Bronze

Female Carving
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Carving of a female head.
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American American Craftsman Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Wood

P. L. Agassiz Young moor bust in terracotta (42x18x21cm) Signed, dated 1944
Located in Firenze, FI
Hand-made original mid-century modern ceramic moor bust Artist: P. L. Agassiz Signed and dated (1944) by the artist Technique: Hand-crafted piece in terraco...
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Vintage 1940s Busts

Materials

Pottery, Terracotta

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