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Period: Late 18th Century
18th-19th Century Neoclassical Multi-Marble Bust of Roman Emperor Titus Domitian
Located in New York, NY
A striking late 18th-early 19th century bust of the Roman Emperor Titus Domitian. The head is made from hand carved white Carrara marble, the tunic and t...
Category
Italian Classical Roman Antique Late 18th Century Busts
Materials
Alabaster, Breccia Marble, Carrara Marble
Louis XVI Gilt and Patinated Bronze Bust of Ajax
Located in Kittery Point, ME
After the antique, his helmet decorated with centaurs and panthers. In Homer’s Illiad, he is described as a hero of colossal frame who was trained by the...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique Late 18th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze
John de Vaere Statuary Marble Busts
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of George III statuary marble busts of a boy and a girl by John de Vaere (1755 – 1830), 1798.
Signed J DE-VAERE Sculpr. 1798.
Considering what a sensitive and accomplished sculptor he was, surprisingly little is known about John de Vaere. Born in France in 1755, he settled in England some time before 1786 when he enrolled as a student at the Royal Academy Schools. In 1787 he left to study in Rome, with the financial assistance of Josiah Wedgwood. In Rome he won a Silver Medal for Sculpture from the Pope and became an assistant to John Flaxman.
On his return to England in 1790, he worked as a modeler for Wedgwood until the latter’s death in 1795, after which he worked with Eleanor Coade, probably replacing John Bacon...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Busts
Materials
Statuary Marble
18th C. French Marble Bust of Dancer Marie-Madeleine Guimard, Antoinette Style
Located in Madrid, ES
This expressive 18th century marble portrait bust is of Marie-Madeleine Guimard (1743-1816), a successful dancer and one of the most famous courtesans of pre-Revolutionary France. The bust is unsigned, but identical to one in the collection of London's V&A museum carved...
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French Neoclassical Antique Late 18th Century Busts
Materials
Marble
English Georgian Statuary Marble Bust of a Scholarly Gentleman
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique English Georgian statuary white marble bust of a scholarly gentleman circa 1790, on an associated period breccia violette marble socle.
Exceptionally carved, the gentlema...
Category
English Georgian Antique Late 18th Century Busts
Materials
Marble, Statuary Marble
LATE 18th CENTURY MARBLE BUST OF ROMAN SENATOR
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful white marble bust, finely worked, portraying a Roman senator. The work captures with great precision the physiognomic features of the subject, reflecting the distinctive ch...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Late 18th Century Busts
Materials
Marble
French Terracotta Bust of Young Man Resting on Marble Plinth, Houdon, Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
French terracotta bust of young man resting on circular marble plinth. Signed Houdon, Late 18th century.
Category
French Louis XVI Antique Late 18th Century Busts
Materials
Marble
Large Bust of the Pieta, Ralph Wood Jr, circa 1790
By Ralph Wood Pottery
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A large and impressive bust, taken from Michelangelo’s Pietà. Creamware, modelled and made by Ralph Wood, with enamelling.
Category
English Neoclassical Antique Late 18th Century Busts
Materials
Earthenware
18th Century Mannekin Santibelli Saint
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Intriguing 18th century Italian Santibelli in walnut. These small saint figurines were created in the spirit of the 'chreche' figurines (depiction of t...
Category
Italian Other Antique Late 18th Century Busts
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Patinated Bronze Marie Antoinette Bust Signed F. Lecomte
By Félix Lecomte
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant bust of Marie Antoinette was sculpted in Paris, France, circa 1790. The sculpture, signed in the back by French sculptor Lecomte, depicts the queen with her elaborate well-known coiffure, numerous Fleur-de-Lys on her dress, and a Louis XVI portrait...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique Late 18th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze
A Pair of 18th C. Italian Grand Tour Busts of Emperors Domitian and Nerva
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Grand Tour Period 18th C. Italian Roman Busts of Emperors Domitian and Nerva. These busts depict the Roman Emperors Domitian and Nerva, and demonstrate finely cast and han...
Category
Italian Grand Tour Antique Late 18th Century Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Bronze Baroque Bust “Boy”, patinated bronze, François Duquesnoy school
By François Duquesnoy
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind patinated bronze bust of a child on a stepped ebonized wood pedestal,François Duquesnoy school, decorated with tortoiseshell look alike inlays. The bust shows a clea...
Category
French Baroque Antique Late 18th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze
Magnificent Pair of Late 18th C Large Terra Cotta Busts of Apollo and Diana
Located in Dallas, TX
A large monumental pair of late 18th century Italian terra cotta busts of Apollo and Diana on jadeite and gilt bronze mounted pedestals. 77'' H overal...
Category
Italian Classical Greek Antique Late 18th Century Busts
Materials
Terracotta
18th Century White Marble Bust of Queen Marie-Antoinette
Located in Brussels, BE
Beautiful 18th century marble bust of Marie-Antoinette, wear and losses consistent with age and use.
Category
French Louis XVI Antique Late 18th Century Busts
Materials
Statuary Marble
Library bust of Homer, Wedgwood, circa 1775
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine library bust from the Wedgwood & Bentley period, exhibiting the fineness and quality that make this early Wedgwood so very desirable.
Homer, often regarded as the greatest of...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique Late 18th Century Busts
Materials
Stoneware
18th Century Terracotta Bust of Girl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully detailed. Hand sculpted terracotta on original marble plinth.
Category
French Neoclassical Antique Late 18th Century Busts
Materials
Marble
LATE 18th-EARLY 19th CENTURY MARBLE BUST OF A YOUNG CHARIOTEER
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant white marble bust, supported by a circular base in turned marble. The bust depicts a young charioteer, portrayed with a serene expression, and his face framed by curly, volum...
Category
Italian Directoire Antique Late 18th Century Busts
Materials
Marble
18th Century Wood German Religious Sculpture Saint on a Cloud Statue, 1780
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great German sculpture from 18th century. Finely chiselled stone pine artwork depicting a subject of sacred art, a saint resting on a cloud, under study. Sculpture for antique dealer...
Category
German Antique Late 18th Century Busts
Materials
Pine
Antique Marble Statue of the Sleeping Ariadne
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This late Georgian antique marble statue is after the antique, depicting a scale fragment of the eminent 2nd century statue ‘Sleeping Ariadne’. C...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique Late 18th Century Busts
Materials
Marble, Statuary Marble
Claude Munier, Busto di gentiluomo, 1780
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Il busto in terracotta, posto sopra un peduccio in marmo colorato, rappresenta un personaggio maschile con i capelli trattenuti a coda da un nastro ed è abbigliato con una marsina se...
Category
French Other Antique Late 18th Century Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Terra Cotta Bust of Marie Antoinette, Terra Cotta Bust of Marie Antoinette
By Jean-Baptiste Nini 1
Located in Vista, CA
After Jean-Baptiste Nini
(French, 1717-1786) inscribed "J. B. Nini, 1780" on shoulder of bust.
Mounted in a neoclassical gilt-brass surround.
In a technique of his own inventi...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique Late 18th Century Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Louis XVI Marble Bust of a Young Boy
Located in Essex, MA
Nicely sculpted with most likely a later brown and white marble socle.
Category
French Louis XVI Antique Late 18th Century Busts
Materials
Other
Female Bust In Carrara Marble, Late 18th Century, Northern Italy
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Female Bust In Carrara Marble, Late 18th Century, Northern Italy
Category
Italian Louis XV Antique Late 18th Century Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Joseph Charles Marin
Located in New York, NY
Cupid Holding a Bow
by French Sculptor Joseph-Charles Marin (1759-1834)
White Marble, signed and dated 1784
Provenance: Carl Singer, from the Estate of Charles Hitchcock Tyler, Beverly MA...
Category
French Neoclassical Antique Late 18th Century Busts
Materials
Marble
Fantastic Life Size Sandstone Statue of David
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Fantastic, life size sandstone statue of David. Circa late 18th century.
Category
Italian Antique Late 18th Century Busts
Materials
Sandstone
Late 18th Century Pair Porcelain Busts
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Late 18th Century Pair Porcelain Busts depicting the Greek figures Homer and Artemis, both featuring firing marks.
The bust of Homer is based on a much-restored Roman copy of a Hell...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique Late 18th Century Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Roman Emperors Busts, Italy, circa 1800
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Roman Emperors busts, Italy, circa 1800
Patinated bronze on white marble bases.
Category
Italian Antique Late 18th Century Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Late 18th Century Sandstone Bust in Classical Greco-Roman Dress
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Late 18th century neo-classical style hand-carved sandstone bust of a lady in classical Greco-Roman dress. Possibly a depiction of Daphne who was a Naiad n...
Category
European Neoclassical Antique Late 18th Century Busts
Materials
Sandstone
18th Century French Louis XVI Plaster Bust Portrait of Nicolas de Condorcet
Located in Dallas, TX
An 18th French plaster bust of a young aristocrat with a charming gaze and a wonderful old patina.
Category
French Neoclassical Antique Late 18th Century Busts
Materials
Plaster
Marble Portrait Bust of Edward Willes by John Bacon
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A fine late Georgian marble portrait bust of 18th century barrister, politician and judge, Edward Willes. Signed by the artist, this superb bust was made by 18th century sculptor, John Bacon. It demonstrates his exceptional artistic skill and perfected sculpting technique for which he was much celebrated.
We believe this bust was sculpted at the height of Edward Willes career, when he became a justice of His Majesty’s Court of King’s Bench...
Category
English Georgian Antique Late 18th Century Busts
Materials
Marble, Statuary Marble
