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Antique Italian Wooden Bust of Apollo Belvedere, 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
After the famous Apollo Belvedere marble statue (dating to Rome, mid-2nd century), this wooden bust of the Roman/Greek god was hand-carved in Italy during the 1800s. The marble is it...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Wood
Bronze Patinated 19th Century Fisherwomen after Eugene Laurent
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Small patinated bronze statue of a fisherwoman: La Pecheuse after the model by Eugene Laurent (1832-1998 late 19th century. Quality detailing throughout.
Category
European Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze
Antique Tibetan Cast Iron Buddha Head With Polychrome Decoration
Located in Atlanta, GA
Tibet, 19th century or earlier.
A heavy and large scale buddha head made of cast iron. The head features antique gold leaf surface and some old polychrome paint (some paint appears ...
Category
Tibetan Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Iron, Gold Leaf
Pair of French 19 Century Apollo and Daphne Bronze Clad Busts
Located in New York, NY
pair of very decorative French 19 century Apollo and Daphne Bronze Clad Busts.
Category
Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze
Antique Pair of French Grand Tour Bronze Marble Cherubs Figures Putti Bookends
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stylish example of a pair of heavy well cast Grand Tour bronze seated figures of two amorino (infant cupid or cherub) probably of French origin, early nineteenth century.
Each fig...
Category
French Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Massive Antique Carved Hardwood Bust Of Shakespeare
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A Rare European Hardwood (Believed to be Elm) wall-mount Bust of the justly famous Playwright, Writer and Actor William Shakespeare (April 1564-April 1616). Unmistakeable with his po...
Category
European Renaissance Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Hardwood
Bronze Bust of Young Girl, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An enchanting 19th century French patinated bronze bust of a young girl, circa 1860.
Category
French Romantic Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze
1840s Plaster and Gesso Head of a Saint Italian
Located in San Francisco, CA
Plaster and Gesso head of a Saint Italian.
Rustic wooden base, with a wood post which in turns holds the post coming out from under the head.
Head is made of plaster and gesso, bl...
Category
Italian Other Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Gesso, Plaster, Wood
19th Century Portrait Bust of William Shakespeare
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century portrait bust of William Shakespeare, Vividly painted, a striking portrait of the English playwright, poet, and actor. Raised on a pedestal base with a neoclassical urn....
Category
English High Victorian Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Pottery
19th Century, French Terracotta Bust and Marble Base with Nobleman
Located in IT
Terracotta bust depicting nobleman, marble base, 19th century, France
The refined bust depicts a nobleman dressed according to the fashion of the mid-eighteenth century in France. T...
Category
French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Terracotta
South East Asian Grey Stone Head
Located in Newark, England
Unusual carved stone head with storage compartment. The South East Asian grey stone carved in the shape of a male head wearing a conical hat and having a moustache. The hat lifts to ...
Category
Southeast Asian Qing Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Stone
19th Century Spectacular Clay Goddess of Summer in a Matching Pedestal
Located in Miami, FL
19th century spectacular clay Goddess of summer.
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Clay
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Bust Entitled "Lola" by Emmanuel Villanis
Located in London, GB
Stunning Art Nouveau bronze bust depicting the character "Lola" modelled in the midst of an inquisitive look. The study has a multi hued patination of colours that accentuate the very fine hand chased surface detail. Signed ?E Villanis...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze
Antique Grand Tour French Bronze Sculpture Male Figure Cherub Clodion Barbediene
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptional example of a chisel cast French Patinated Bronze Figural Group of a Satyr and a male Figure holding a Baby Bacchus after Claude Michel Clodion (1738-1814) in dark pati...
Category
French Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Italian Marble Roman Bust on Pedestal. Circa 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian carved marble Roman bust of Publius Aelius Hadrianus on marble pedestal. Dealers please call for trade price.
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Busts
Charny, Bust Of An Oriental Woman In Marble, Late 19th-early 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large bust of an oriental woman, in marble and bronze, on a green marble base.
Sculpture signed on the back by the sculptor Charny.
Some wear and small chips, old restoration...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Albert Ernest Carrier-Belleuse Bronze Molière Sculpture, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very fine bronze sculpture / model of Molière seated by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887). France, circa 1870.
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse was a French sculptor. Carri...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze
Eugène Blot "An Evening at The Opera" Sculpture of a Lady
By Eugène Blot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Eugène Blot (French, 1830-1899) "An Evening at The Opera House" a fine and rare French 19th century polychrome and parcel-gilt spelter figure of a lady seated backwards on her knees ...
Category
French Rococo Revival Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Spelter
19th Century Small Trio of Antique Italian Nutwood Poet Busts
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A set of antique statuettes Italian Poets left to right Ludovico Ariosto, Torquato Tasso, Dante Alighieri, in good condition. The three busts of thes...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Alabaster
Jean-Jacques Caffieri Nobleman Bust
Located in Queens, NY
French life size plaster bust of 18th Century nobleman on square base (model by Jean Jacques Caffieri 1725 - 1792/late 19th cent)
Category
French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Plaster
French Mid-19th Century Plaster Bust of a Young Lady
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French mid-19th century plaster bust of a young lady, signed Albert-Ernest Carrier Belleuse. The bust of a young lady in classical...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Plaster
19th Century French Antique Pair of Terra Cotta Orientalist Busts
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 19th Century set of orientalist busts vividly hand crafted in terra cotta clay, in good condition. These detailed antique French busts are execut...
Category
French Belle Époque Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Bust entitled "Silvia" by Emmanuel Villanis
Located in London, GB
A very fine late 19th century French bronze bust of an attractive classical maiden modelled in the Art Nouveau style, with fabulous multi hued patination of brown and a subtle green, accentuating the excellent hand finished detail. Signed E Villanis, with Societe des Bronzes foundry seal, numbered and with raised title to the fore.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 28 cm
Width: 16 cm
Depth: 10 cm
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
circa: 1890
Materials: Bronze
Book Ref: Emmanuel Villanis by Josje Hortulanus-de Mik
Page No: 79
SKU: 8775
ABOUT
Sylvia Ballet - Silvia
Sylvia, (the spelling is different in french) is a classical ballet. It features a nondescript mythical setting and a late nineteenth-century score, in which it's themes correlate to giving it a more classical feel, however, it was quite revolutionary for its time. The score was and still is recognized for its greatness. Delibes' work is certainly the best appreciated aspect of the ballet for its innovation, creativity, and maturity. Frederick Ashton's choreography complements the music very well in this respect, staying true to the spirit of the original production while incorporating modern techniques and adding his own unique touch.
The ballet itself follows Sylvia who is a loyal follower of Diana (the goddess of the hunting and chassitity). The story starts with Sylvia being stalked by the diety Eros. When she discovers this they fire their bows at each other respectively. However only Eros's shot is true and wounds Sylvia. This is where she is kidnapped by an unknown assailant later revealed to be Orion.
Sylvia escapes the caves of Orion by getting her captor intoxicated and pleading to Eros to rescue her. When he begrudgingly rescues her he takes her to the temple of Diana where her love awaits. This leads her to repeal her oath of Chassity taken as a follower of Diana.
Emmanuel Villanis
Emmanuel Villanis was an industrious man. He is believed to have created some 200 to 250 pieces. His oeuvre pre-eminently consisted of busts and full body statues. Most of these were manufactured in bronze, but there are also models in white metal and terra cotta. Different patinas were used. The bronzes were mainly cast by the Societé de Bronzes de Paris and can be recognised by the round stamp...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze
Grand Tour Bust of Apollo Belvedere, Italy 19th century
Located in Greding, DE
Gilded bust of Apollo Belvedere on a grey cylindrical plinth with black base. Plinth: 6.5 x 6.5 cm
Category
Italian Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Italian Carved Marble Bust of Eros . Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian hand carved marble bust of Eros with cloak & quivers. Eros signifies the god of love. Early 19th Century
Category
Italian Classical Roman Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Marble
19th Century (early) Italian Grand Tour Bronze Bust Marble Stand Marcus Aurelius
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century (early) Italian Grand Tour Bronze Bust Marble Stand Marcus Aurelius
Unique piece purchased in France.
See detailed photos.
Category
French Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
A fine pair of 19th c Classical bronzes by Henry Bonnard Bronze Co 1889
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine and rare pair of 19th century Classical Roman bronze heads of Ajax and Minerva. Done by famed American company Henry Bonnard Bronze Co . This com...
Category
French Classical Roman Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Marble bust of Madame Récamier.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality classical 19th Century French marble sculpture of Madame Récamier.
Jeanne Françoise Julie Adélaïde Récamier, known ...
Category
French Louis XIV Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Marble
Lifesize Marble Bust of Apollo
Located in San Francisco, CA
An impressive and larger than life size hand-carved Carrara marble bust of Apollo, signed C. Scheggi (1833-1876). Showing natural inclusions in t...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Marble
Antique Pair of Miniature Bronze Busts, Children Laughing and Crying, Late 19th
Located in Greven, DE
Antique pair of miniature busts of two children, one is crying and one is laughing.
Beautiful bronze work, nicely chiseled and polished.
France, late 19th Century.
Category
French Victorian Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze
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.
Category
French Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze
CLOVIS EDMOND MASSON (1838-1913) "Lion and Lioness" 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
CLOVIS EDMOND MASSON (1838-1913)
"Lion and Lioness".
Bronze sculptural group.
Signed.
Dim.: 32 x 84 x 22 cm
very good condition
Category
French Modern Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze
Bust of Diana the Huntress French Louis XVI Bronze 19th Century - Artist Houdon
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Bust of Diana the Huntress French Louis XVI Bronze 19th Century - Artist Houdon
Bronze sculpture representing Diana the huntress after Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828). In Roman myth...
Category
French Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze
Italian Neoclassical Alabaster Portrait Bust of a Gentleman, by Insom Fece, 1839
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian neoclassical Alabaster portrait bust of a gentleman, by Insom Fece, 1839
Finely detailed portrait bust of young man with wavy hair. Inscribed signature on back right shoulde...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of Neoclassical Bronze Busts Apollo and Diana Mounted on Black Marble
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of very decorative French 19th Century Apollo and Diana Bronze Busts or Neoclassical Clad Busts.
Mounted on black marble square shaped bases these b...
Category
French Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Carved Italian Pope With Original Gilding
Located in Dallas, TX
Large carved wood and with original gilding of Pope Gregory with a mitre shaped like a crown. Circa 1820, Italian.
The wood surround, 18th century Rocco highly carved with leaves is...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Wood
Fine French Terracotta Bust of a Woman with Wreath and Veil, 19th/20th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
This terracotta bust of a woman has some exquisite details. Sculpted in France in the late 1800’s to early 1900’s, our subject has long, straight hair emerging from underneath a hood...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Garibaldi's Portrait Majolica, Ceramic, Made in Italy
Located in Roma, IT
This Garibaldi's Portrait Majolica is an original decorative object realized in ceramic.
An interesting colored ceramic tile representing the Italian 19th century general Giuseppe...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Majolica
Draped marble bust sculpture, XIXth c
Located in Lisboa, PT
Neoclassical Breccia Capraia marble bust sculpture showing a drape work. Italy, XIXth c.
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Marble, Breccia Marble
19th Century French White Alabaster Bust of Lady in Bonnet
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a beautiful 19th century French white alabaster bust of lady in Bonnet.
From circa 1880, this bust is gorgeous in it’s detail and subject matter.
Made in probably, Franc...
Category
French Country Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Alabaster
Monk Head Bamboo and Glass Sculpture, Japan 19th Century, Edo Period
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb bamboo sculpture with glass eyes of a Japanese monk. Japan, 19th century, Edo period.
In good condition. Slight wear and small dent seen in photos.
Dimensions in cm (H x L x...
Category
Edo Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Bamboo, Glass
Paul Gasq Terra-Cotta Gentleman Bust
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian terra-cotta bust of gentleman with large sideburns and mustache wearing a suite and bow tie supported on a square pedestal base (sig...
Category
French Victorian Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Earthenware, Terracotta
Terra Cotta Sculpture by Carrier-Belleuse, 19th Century, Napoleon III.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Terra cotta sculpture by Carrier-Belleuse, 19th century, Napoleon III.
Sculpture by Albert Carrier Belleuse representing a young female bust in terracotta on a blackened wooden base...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Terracotta
19th Century Bust Of Paris
Located in Reepham, GB
Carrara marble classical bust of Paris wearing a Phrygian cap after Antonio Canova 1757–1822
One of the great Neoclassical sculptor Canova's most famous...
Category
Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
A Patinated Bronze Bust Depicting Moliere by the Barbedienne Foundry
Located in 263-0031, JP
Houdin’s expressive yet classically poised bust of the 17th-century French playwright, originally in marble, has been finely cast and worked by the the Parisian bronze foundry Barbed...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze
French Gilt Porcelain Pair Decorative Centerpiece Figures
Located in Tarry Town, NY
French pair of large and impressively decorated porcelain centerpiece figures. Each one is in great antique condition with appropriate wear consistent with age / use. Both Repaired o...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Rare Pair of 19th Century Portrait Busts of Caesars Marcus Aurelius and Caracall
Located in Benington, Herts
Wonderful pair of 19th Century Roman Emperor Portrait Busts Representing Marcus Aurelius and Caracalla in Terracotta with Bronze Heads.
Italy Naples late 19th / early 20th Century.
Life-size busts, the heads cast in bronze with the body of terracotta, modelled with vest without sleeves and toga thrown over one shoulder.
Wonderful verdigris patination to the bronze and weathered to the terracotta.
Very unusual to have a bronze head coupled with a terracotta body these highly imposing decorative busts are of excellent quality. Depicting the Roman Caesars...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze
Rare Grand Tour Bronze Bust of Cicero After Massimiliano Soldani Benzi
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare grand Tour Patinated bronze bust of Cicero After Massimiliano Soldani Benzi. The original is in the collection of Liechtenstein Museum in Vienna. P...
Category
Italian Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze
Antique Egyptian Revival Carved Hardstone Sculpture, Man with Headdress, 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Egyptian Revival Carved Hardstone Sculpture, Man with Headdress, 19thC
Measures - 4"H x 3"W x 4.25"D
Category
Asian Egyptian Revival Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Stone
Hand-Carved Wooden Temple Sculpture Depicting a Thai Warrior Ready for Battle
Located in Yonkers, NY
A large hand-carved temple sculpture from the 19th century depicting a Thai warrior holding a sword and a trident, with great distressed appearance. Creat...
Category
Thai Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Wood
Italian Mid-Nineteenth Century Bronze Bust of Lucius Verus
Located in London, GB
Italian mid-nineteenth century bronze bust of Lucius Verus, circa 1860-1870, on circular waisted socle.
Lucius Verus ruled Rome alongside Marcus Aureli...
Category
Italian Classical Roman Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Bust of Menelaus King of Sparta Grand Tour, circa 19th Century
Located in London, GB
19th Century bronze bust Menelaus mythological king of Sparta. A fine casting with rich patina. In Greek mythology, Menelaus (Greek: Menelaos, from "vigor, rage, power" and "people," "wrath of the people") was a king of Mycenaean (pre-Dorian) Sparta, the husband of Helen of Troy, and the son of Atreus and Aerope. According to the Iliad...
Category
French Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XVI Porcelain Bust
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style life sized Sevres biscuit porcelain bust of Marie-Therese Louise Di Savoia-Carignano on a gilt decorated blue glazed so...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair Antique French Terracotta Busts Signed "Houdon" on Marble Bases, Circa 1860
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique French Terracotta Busts Signed "Houdon" on Marble Bases, Circa 1860.
Male Bust: 17 3/4" H x 9 1/2" W x 8 1/2" D
Female Bust: 19 1/4" H x 10" W x 6 1/2" D
Category
French Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Marble
Female Bust In Terracotta Signed Denys Puech
By Denys Puech
Located in BARSAC, FR
Denys Puech (1854 – 1942)
Terracotta sculpture depicting a beautiful, elegant woman in her Sunday best from the french provincial bourgeoisie.
Rare original work on the market, sup...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of French Bronze Busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of French (19th Cent) small bronze busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette on square black marble base.
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Wax Reliefs Attrib. to Pierre-Phillips Thomire of Napoleon and Josephine
Located in valatie, NY
Pair of Wax Reliefs attributed to Pierre-Phillips Thomire, (French 1751-1843). "Napoleon and Josephine," 1807, inscribed "Josephine/Thomire 1807." With pain...
Category
French Empire Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Other
19th Century, Pair of Terracotta French Busts
By Augustin Pajou
Located in IT
Pair of terracotta French busts resting on circular marble bases, 19th century, signed on the back.
The refined pair of busts depicts a man and a woman who have been paired accord...
Category
French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Terracotta
