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Pair Noble Man Decorative Metal Head Bust Statues Sculptures, Belgium 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A pair of classic decorative Bust statues. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of a kind of metal, we think it's brass, socket nickel plated. Very decorative and ...
Category
Belgian Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Metal
After Gaston Leroux French 19th Century Bronze Sculpture of Rebecca
By Gaston Veuvenot Leroux
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century orientalist silvered and gilt patinated bronze sculpture of "Rebecca" with a plaque that reads "Jeune Fille Arabe" (A Young Arab Girl - Water-Carrier)...
Category
French Greco Roman Antique Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Art Nouveau Bronze Sculptures by Van Der Straeten, circa 1900.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Art Nouveau bronze sculptures by Van Der Straeten, circa 1900.
Pair of Art Nouveau sculptures, circa 1900, in bronze, marble base by Van Der Straeten.
H: 24cm, W: 14cm, D: 8cm
Category
French Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
An Art Nouveau Hand-Carved Wood Italian Bust of a Young Boy
Located in Catania, Sicilia
This Art Nouveau Italian bust embodies the movement's hallmark features and also incorporating elements influenced by Italian art and culture. Their historical and artistic value mak...
Category
Italian Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Fruitwood
Art Deco Bronze Nude Erotic Female Dancer, France, 1920
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco gilt bronze statue signed Reveil. This sculpture was made in the mid-1920s in the Art Nouveau and Art Deco period.
It was probably made by Paul Philippe.This is authentic, ...
Category
French Art Deco Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
1920 Art Deco Bamboo Italian Tailor's Bust
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A bamboo tailor's bust designed and manufactured in Italy in the Twenties, it's in original conditions with signs of use and age visible on the photos. It embodies the sleek, geometric lines characteristic of the Art Deco movement, making it an ideal style for a tailor's bust, an item intended to showcase craftsmanship and style.
The bamboo material adds a unique texture and natural element to the bust, Italian craftsmanship of the time was renowned for its attention to detail and quality, so the tailor's bust have been meticulously crafted.This Art Deco Bamboo...
Category
Italian Art Deco Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Iron
Charming bust child boy terracotta marble sculpture Carli 1920 Art Deco Belgium
Located in Wien, AT
Rare particularly beautiful depiction of the of a boy. Created by Gustave van Vaerenbergh under his pseudonym G. Carli from the Art Deco period.
This terracotta was polychromed by ...
Category
Belgian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
1920s Art Deco Stylized Native American Indian Vintage Table Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Most-likely was a route 66 touring souvenir from somewhere in the old west. Almost geometric in its simplicity, and stylization. Poured red stone marbilite. Showing wear, and smal...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Resin
"Liberty" Bronze Bust on Black Slate Plinth, 20th Century School
Located in Germantown, MD
A 20th Century School "Liberty" Bronze Bust on Black Slate Plinth. Measures 6.25" in width, 6.25" in depth and stands 15" tall.
Category
Unknown Neoclassical Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Slate, Bronze
Attilio Fagioli, Young Emperor Bust Sculpture, Italy Early 20th Century
By Attilio Fagioli
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb marble and gilt bronze bust representing a young emperor with his robe and laurel wreath. Italy early 20th century, of the Romantic style.
Signed A. Fagioli.
Dimensions in ...
Category
Italian Romantic Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Marble and Bronze Bust by Gory
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A bust of a woman signed by Gory, France. Face in marble, hat and bust bronze-mounted on a red marble stand.
Category
French Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Samson Porcelain Figurine of a Nobleman or Prince
By Samson & Cie
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique porcelain figurine or bust.
By Samson Edmé et Cie.
In the form of a bust of a man dressed in colorful finery with a frilled collar...
Category
Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Porcelain
French Bronze Bust on Lucite Base by Duquesnoy
By François Duquesnoy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautiful bronze bust on a later Lucite base, signature stamped Duquesnoy.
Category
French Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Wood Virgin Statue
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-20th century traditional virgin statue made of wood. Made in Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful pat...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Wood
Human Sculpture Home Décor Busts Antique Standing Male Figure, HanChristian Brix
Located in Wembley, GB
Like Asian Yin and Yang, this large sculpture merges masculine Renaissance and mythological feminine beauty. Besides its great balance of harmony, it portrays the beauty of the inner...
Category
German Art Deco Antique Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Acrylic, Plaster, Organic Material, Ceramic
Hans Müller, Austrian Early 1900s Petite Jugenstil Bronze and Gilt Bust
By Hans Muller
Located in Miami, FL
REDUCED FROM $950....Here you have a delicate and finely chased Jugenstil bust of a young lady with turn of the century upturned hair resting on a pedestal of what appears to be a vine of holly leaves and berries. Lovely period Art Nouveau form. The shouldered bust is a beautiful patinated greenish brown bronze and the stepped base gilt bronze...a wonderful contrast.
Hans Müller...
Category
Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau White Marble Bust of a Young Woman
By G. None
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage unsigned circa 1900 Art Nouveau style white marble bust of a young lady is hand sculpted & titled "ROSETTA". It is beautifully rendered with long flowing hair that cares...
Category
French Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Marble
Art Nouveau Sculpture Bust by Anton Nelson
By Anton Nelson
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art Nouveau sculpture Bust by Anton Nelson
Circa 1949-1910 Origin France
Material: zinc plated
perfect condition
natural wear
Anton Nelson: pseudonym of Van Den Kerhoue
Artist born in Belgium.
Art nouveau, modernist art or modernism was an international artistic and decorative movement, developed between approximately 1890 and 1914. The 'new art', as its name in French, was an original, youthful and modern style.
The art nouveau cultural movement emerged at the end of the 19th century and remained until the beginning of the 20th century, seeking to contrast with industrialization after the second industrial revolution.
Art nouveau uses...
Category
Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Zinc
Gaston Lachaise (attributed) Georgia O'Keefe Plaster Study
Located in Sharon, CT
A rare (if mot unique)cast of the clay study for the portrait of Georgia O'Keeffe, commissioned by Alfred Stieglitz in 1926. The alabaster in the Metropolitan Museum of Art NYC, is ...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Plaster
Antique Italian Neoclassical Style Marble Sculpture of Putti Children
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 32 in W: 16 1/2 in D: 10 in
This stunning Antique Italian Neoclassical Style Marble Sculpture beautifully captures the timeless elegance and grace of classical art....
Category
Italian Neoclassical Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Marble
Terracotta Bust Of Young Girl Signed Fernand Cian
Located in BARSAC, FR
Fernand Cian (1889-1954)
Bust of an elegant young woman wearing a bun, in the style of the 18th century.
Patinated terracotta on a sea green marble pied...
Category
French Louis XV Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Art Déco Sculpture in Precious White Marble of Carrara, Nude Woman, Italy 1920s
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
This sculpture fits beautifully into the Art Deco period, a style that flourished internationally from the 1920s to the 1940s. Art Deco is known for its elegance, glamour, and modern...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Marble
Achille D'Orsi Sculpture Pescatorello, Early 1900s
By Achille D'Orsi
Located in bari, IT
Bronze sculpture on black marble base depicting a young boy holding some pots. Engraved signature of the artist. Manufactured in Italy, early 20th century.
Category
Italian Folk Art Antique Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze
Antique Bust of a Woman, Gilded Bronze, Signed Eugene Hannoteau, circa 1900
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful miniature bust of an elegant young woman.
France, circa 1900.
High quality workmanship gilded bronze on a marble base.
Signed "Eug.Hannoteau" by the French artist and sc...
Category
French Antique Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Italian Terra Cotta Bust of Dante Alighieri on Wooden Stand, Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Made for the export market, likely late Grand Tour, of painted terra cotta, depicting Dante Alighieri, raised on a fitted exotic wood plinth, retaining its leaded export tag from the...
Category
Italian Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Baby Boy by Søren Kongstrand Danish Ceramic Bust in Lustre Glaze, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Commissioned work by ceramist and sculptor Soren Kongstrand who worked out of Esbjerg at the west coast of Denmark from the 1920s through to the 1940s...
Category
Danish Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Early 20th Century English Folk-art Hand Carved Gentleman Boxwood Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century English Folk-art Hand Carved Gentleman Figure
We are proud to offer a unique hand carved English folk-art figure of a quirky looking, very well dressed aged Engl...
Category
British Folk Art Vintage Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Boxwood
Maurice Maignan Bronze Female Bust Sculpture
By Maurice Maignan
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Maurice Maignan bronze female bust sculpture. It depicts a young lady with a smile and wearing a tight corset adorned with an upper bor...
Category
French Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze
Pair 19th-20th Century Majolica Busts of "the Banjo Player and the Flower Lady"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine and Rare Pair of 19th-20th Century Majolica busts of "The Banjo Player and The Flower Lady," probably Austrian Goldscheider, each depicting an ...
Category
Austrian Other Antique Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Julien Caussé, Art Nouveau Bronze Bust of a Young Beauty, France, circa 1900
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Julien Caussé, a well listed French sculptor.
Art Nouveau bronze bust of a young beauty "Cigale".
In very good condition, fine patina.
France, circa 1900.
Stamp: J. Caus...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Busts
Ernest Rancoulet Cast Patinated Bronze Bust of a French Nobleman circa 1900
By Rancoulet
Located in Milford, NH
A fine patinated bronze bust of a French nobleman by French sculptor Ernest Rancoulet (1870-1915). Rancoulet was born in Bordeaux, France and was best known for his Neoclassical bron...
Category
French Antique Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Neapolitan 'Scugnizzo' Bust by De Martino, Gilt and Burnished Bronze
By Neapolitan Craftsman
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Neapolitan "Scugnizzo" bust, Street boy, in gilt and burnished bronze, circa 1920 by Giovanni De Martino .
Sculpture in gilded bronze and dark patina on a square base in light gray marble. The realistic trait typical of the author is striking. Signature of the artist De Martino on the back
Giovanni De Martino (Naples, 13 January 1870 - Naples, 3 March 1935) was an Italian sculptor active in Paris.
Important Bronze sculpture depicting a boy's head in Naples called "Scugnizzo"
Excellent quality and sublime workmanship, note the delicacy and expressiveness.
The sculpture is signed DE MARTINO on the back. GIOVANNI DE MARTINO (Naples 1870-1935) very important sculptor known for the production of sculptures of small bronze busts, in particular street urchins, fishermen, common people, with realistic features.
Excellent quality, as seen in the detail photos. Excellent workmanship. A truly beautiful sculpture!
BIOGRAPHY OF THE ARTIST
Giovanni de Martino (1870-1935) trained in Naples at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples. He moved to Paris where he performed small sculptural groups and frequently exhibited at the "Paris Salon", winning the Louvre Museum prize for the bronze work Le Pêcheur de criquets (The Locust Fisherman).
Returning to Naples, he returned to a socialist realism and on dedication to the production of sculptures depicting characteristic Neapolitan types, in rascal species, "scugnizzi", children and young fishermen.
The dominant theme of his production is childhood: in particular he represents in his works pensive, sad, skinny children, on whose faces the signs of abandonment and suffering emerge (for this reason De Martino becomes known with the nickname of "The sculptor of children...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 19th-20th Century Art-Nouveau Bronze Patinated Bust of Marie Antoinette
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Art-Nouveau patinated bronze bust of "Marie Antoinette" (Queen of France 1755-1793), after the model by Agathon Léonard or Léonard Agathon van Weydeve...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze
Antique Portrait Bust, English, Plaster Head, Francis Derwent Wood, Circa 1920
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique portrait bust. An English, plaster head, signed by Francis Derwent Wood (1871-1926), dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920.
Francis Derwent Wood RA was a...
Category
British Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Plaster
Sir Jacob Epstein Modern British Art Bronze w Brown Patina Life Size Bust
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A regal bronze with brown patina life size bust on a pedestal by famed American-British sculptor Sir Jacob Epstein. An exquisite example of modern & post-war British art. Circa early...
Category
Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze
French Art Nouveau Bust of a child chrysoelephantine marble, after G. de Thouin
Located in Valladolid, ES
Exquisite and very refined chrysoelephantine sculpture depicting the bust of a child wrapped in a hooded gilded cloak. The work combines carved ivory for the face, which emerges from...
Category
Antique Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Small Antique Bronze Bust of a Child after Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A good small bronze bust of a child after Jean-Antoine Houdon.
The child with head turned to the left in a downward gaze. Slightly pensive and some...
Category
French Neoclassical Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze
Marcel-André Bouraine Bronze Bust Sculpture
Located in Norwood, NJ
Marcel-André Bouraine (1886-1948) Bronze Bust Sculpture. Fine quality period Art Deco bronze bust by celebrated sculptor Marcel-André Bouraine. Mounted ...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
A hand carved African head by sculptor Arthur Dupagne, Belgium - first half 20th
Located in London, GB
Massive granite block carved into a fine African head. The work attributed to 20th century sculptor Arthur Dupagne 1895-1961 - Belgian School.
Arthur D...
Category
Belgian Expressionist Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Granite
Bronze Sculpture Representing Salammbo by A.Sefebire, early 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bronze sculpture representing Salammbo by A.Sefebire, 19th century or early 20th century.
A 19th century or early 20th century Napoleon III style bronze sculpture of Salammbo by A.S...
Category
French Napoleon III Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze
French Patinated Bust Sculpture Of A Classical Male
Located in Houston, TX
French Patinated Plaster Bust Sculpture Of A Classical Male.
Our handsome French classical Greek plaster sculpture is the perfect table accessory, bookca...
Category
European Classical Greek Vintage Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Plaster
Antique Art Deco Hand-Carved Italian Bust or Sculpture of a Young Female & Base
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique bust or figurative sculpture is unsigned by the artist, but is identified as originating from Italy and dates to approximately 1920 and done in the period Art Deco style...
Category
Italian Art Deco Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Alabaster
Bust in biscuit after Jean Antoine Houdon (1741-1828): modesty
Located in Paris, FR
Bust in biscuit depicting "La Pudeur", a young woman with a mischievous smile who modestly conceals her nudity. The young woman's hair is decorated with intertwined braids held in pl...
Category
French Antique Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Alabaster
Large Antique Italian Artist Signed Hand-Carved Marble Bust of a Female Musician
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large, substantial and very well executed bust is signed by an unknown artist, and presumed to have originated from Italy and date to approximately 1900 and done in a period Victorial realistic style. The sculpture is done in marble and depicts a young female musician...
Category
Italian Victorian Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Marble
A Plaster Bust of Seneca
Located in Atlanta, GA
Roman philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger, usually known as Seneca, was a Stoic philosopher of Ancient Rome, a statesman, dramatist, and in one work, satirist, from the pos...
Category
Italian Classical Roman Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Plaster
Huge Female Bronze Nude Sculpture by John Destefano
By John DeSefano
Located in Redding, CT
Huge Female bronze nude by John DeStefano. Signed lower left. Gorgeous detail to this beautiful bust including life-like size and a realist design . Incredible detail in her flowing...
Category
American Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze
Italian Stone Sculpture Early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian Stone Sculpture Early 20th Century
stone
70cm x 50cm
good original condition
Category
Italian Modern Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Stone
1920 René Lalique - Car Mascot Statuette Naiade Frosted Glass with Grey Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Car Mascot Statuette "Naiade" (Mermaid) made in frosted glass with grey patina by René Lalique in 1920.
Molded signature on the mermaid's tail and engraved signature on bottom.
Perf...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Blown Glass
Johannes C. Bjerg, Bronze Head Sculpture of Artemis
Located in Kastrup, DK
Johannes C. Bjerg 1886-1955.
Dark patinated bronze head of the Greek Goddess Artemis mounted on a black marble base.
Stamp from bronze caster L. Rasm...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Art Nouveau Terracotta Sculpture, Circa 1900.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Art Nouveau terracotta sculpture by Georges Charle Coudrai, circa 1900.
H: 63cm, W: 37cm, D: 30cm
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Antique R. Wagner Plaster Portrait Bust C1903
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique R. Wagner Plaster Portrait Bust, en Verso Stamped S. Paladini N.Y. 1903
Measures- 19.5''H x 13.75''W x 7.75''D
Category
Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Plaster
A Fine Orientalist Composition Bust of a Moor, Austria Circa 1920
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A highly decorative portrait bust of a bearded Moor in profile, modelled wearing traditional garb, painted in polychrome detail in the manner of Friedrich Goldscheider, unsigned.
Category
Austrian Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Composition
Pair of Angels in Italian Marble Early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of Angels in Italian Marble Early 20th Century
Marble
65cm x 30cm
original conditions
Category
Italian Modern Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Marble
Plaster Library Bust Of The Emperor Augustus
Located in Kent, Dover
An English painted plaster library bust of the Emperor Augustus. With a good patina resembling polished marble.
Category
English Antique Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Plaster
Italian 19th-20th Century Carved Alabaster Bust of a Young Girl with a Bandana
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A charming Italian 19th-20th century carved alabaster bust of a young girl. The young beauty posing with a direct gaze, her hair tied with a head bandana tied on her forehead wearing a tank top, raised on a tapered alabaster stand...
Category
Italian Belle Époque Antique Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Alabaster
Alabaster bust of a young woman, signed Cyprien
Located in Paris, FR
Alabaster sculpture of a bust of a young woman with her hair held in a kerchief. Signed on the back: A. Cyprien.
Category
French Antique Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Alabaster
1929 René Lalique, Car Mascot Coq Houdan Rooster Glass
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Car mascot "Coq Houdan" (Rooster) made in clear glass by René Lalique in 1929.
Engraved signature.
Perfect condition. Some very light amethyst reflects.
height: 20 cm
Félix Marci...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Blown Glass
Houdin Busts of Happy Baby and Crying Baby, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cute pair of mini busts of babies with crying and laughing faces by Houdin. These are small in scale and made with plaster. Very rare to have the pair.
Category
French French Provincial Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Plaster
