Early 20th Century Busts

Pair of small busts in terracotta by the French sculptor Eugene Blot (Grandvillers 1830-1899). Signed on the base.

Heading : Bronze Bust Of a Noble Lady by Dominique Alonzo Date : c1910 Origin : France Decoration : Marble base, ivory head Size : Height 15.5cm, base 12.1 x 7.7 Condition : Excell...

This is a study for one of the figures that is part of Tore Strindbergs large sculpture "The five continents" placed in Gothenburg, Sweden. This one represents Asia. The sculpture ...

An elegant white marble bust of a woman by Italian sculptor Eduardo Rossi (1867 – 1926). This small female marble bust captures her feminine profile...

Place this important antique bust figure on a mantel or a large pedestal. Crafted in France using the lost wax casting method, the bust depicts the French prime minister Raymond Poin...

Vintage French "Grand-Pere" plaster bust, c.1900. Base reads "grand-pere" (grandfather).

Gilt bronze valquiria sculpture signed Jean Baptiste Belloc (1863 - 1919), Colin Foundry. France, circa 1900.

This beautiful sculpture of a mother and child was created in circa 1900 by the French sculptor, Vincent Desire Faure de Brousse. Faure de Brousse was...

Presenting a captivating Mother and Child Carved Alabaster Bust, skillfully crafted to capture the tender moment between a young mother and her child. This exquisite piece showcases ...

Bronze woman's head with golden patina, 36 cm high, 37 cm wide and 16 cm deep. Unsigned. Additional information: Material: Bronze.

Superb ART DECO sculpture representing a woman's head on a green marble base. Head 22 cm high base size 20 x 20 x 9 cm H. Additional information: Material: Acajou, Marbre & onyx,...

On a veined marble base; after Jean-Baptiste Greuze, inscribed on the reverse 'D'Apres Greuze (Musee Du Louvre)'. This beautiful patinated bronze bust depicts an elegant young lad...

Plaster sculpture bust of young boy the dimensions are with the base.

These beautiful sculptures were crafted in Austria in the early 20th century. They are signed, ‘Nam Greb’, after the famous ‘Bergman’ Viennese bronze foundry. Cast in the Bergman style, the Orientalist sculptures depict two women in Egyptian dress...

Art Nouveau ceramic caryatid, circa 1900. Monogrammed "D".

Antique patinated bronze bust on black marble base of Constance Irene Morris, daughter of Ira Nelson Morris and Constance Lily Rothschild, and niece of Soloman Guggenheim. The green patinated bronze gives the piece a wonderful colour. Anna Coleman Watts Ladd...

Bronze sculpture, signed Laouse. France, circa 1900. Marble base.

THE DYING WARRIOR PLASTER COPY OF THE ORIGINAL OF THE ATHENA AFAIA TEMPLE OF EGINA early 20th Century 1: 1 museum copy of the head of the famous "dying warrior" from the temple of A...

A very handsome pair of classical bronze busts raised on white alabaster columns decorated with gilt metal rings, atop squared rouge royal marble...

Imposing and large male bust, of an unknown French nobleman, dressed in a smart jacket and shirt with buttons and other charming details. This handso...

An Important and Large Early 20th Century White Carrara Marble Bust of a Beauty by Auguste Maillard The young lady depicted with draped shoulders and bow, a flower in her hair. Sig...

Scultura in bronzo di Giuseppe Franzese dei primi del 900 che raffigura la testa di un giovanotto su una base di marmo. Le misure della scultura sono: Altezza cm 30 Larghezza cm...

Original plaster bust representing a woman with short hair by Claudius Linossier, 1927 Signed and dated Signed in three different places. This is the original plaster. It is wit...

A pair of coal painted bronze busts of an Arab man and woman, early 20th century.

Busto de niño sonriente Circa 1.920, de Desiderio da Settignano sobre la divina gracia de la infancia.

This exquisite Regency-style plaster bust captures the grace and elegance of classical portraiture. With finely sculpted facial features, flowing curls, and an intricately draped nec...

Vintage Asian statue of head.

Dated 1904, this stoneware bust was made by late 19th century Doulton sculptor John Broad. It depicts Lewis John Eric Hooper, descendant of John Doulton who was founder of the famous Doulton & Co. of Lambeth, London. A barrister at the time, Hooper became Managing Director of the ceramics company from 1919 and subsequently Chairman from 1925. Here he is depicted in his barrister dress by the talented hand of Broad, giving us a glimpse into the character of Hooper as well as Broad’s artistic talent for statuary. The bust is in good condition, made in stoneware and sits on a wooden plinth detailed with plaque. This bust is likely a one-off commission. Broad was one of the most prominent artists of Doulton & Co. during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Specialising in large works, he had a talent for producing vases, statuary and portrait medallions. This stone bust of Lewis John Eric Hooper...

A charming bust of a child’s head by Edwin Whitney-Smith, dated 1910, the girl has her head slightly tilted forwards as she looks out from under a lock of hair, set on a square block signed on the reverse ‘E Whitney-Smith 1910’. This bronze is a reduction of Whitney-Smith’s original marble piece, a photograph of which survives in the V&A (object number AAD/1990/12/63). Another version can be seen in a 1920s photograph of the artist in his studio owned by the National Portrait Gallery (NPG x194201). Neither the identity of the sitter nor title of the work is known. Edwin Whitney-Smith (1880-1952) was one of the pre-eminent sculptors of his day. Born in Bristol in 1880, he became a student of William Harbutt, the headmaster of Bath School of Art, best remembered today for inventing plasticine. Whitney-Smith showed great promise from an early age, opening a studio in St John’s Wood, London, in 1910. He exhibited over 40 pieces at the Royal Academy and despite not achieving Academician status, even with list of illustrious proposers, he became a dear friend of Sir Alfred Munnings, the famous horse painter, and sculpted his portrait. He was, however, elected to the Royal Society of British Sculptors and his works were generally well-received by critics and the general public alike. Aside from the RA, he exhibited in Bristol, at the Paris Salon and the Scottish Academy and his work attracted the attention of such important patrons as the Courtauld family. One of his most famous works, The Waking Child, is in the Ferens Art Gallery in Hull and another, The Irishman, is in the Tate. One version of his bust of Ernest Bevin, the trade unionist, stands in Tooley Street in Bermondsey to this day. An article in The Sphere, published on the 3rd of May 1924, referred to the sculptor as “a well-known sculptor of smiling children” and mentioned his “famous babies’ heads”.