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Period: Mid-19th Century
Fine Pair of 19th Century English Carrara Marble Busts - John Denton Crittenden
Located in New York, NY
A Fine Pair of Mid 19th Century English Carved Carrara Marble Busts on Wooden Pedestals By John Denton Crittenden Depicting a well-to-do man and woman. Each signed J.D. CRITTENDEN....
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English Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Carrara Marble

Charles Charles Cordier Bronze Sculpture Venus Africaine 1800s
Located in Miami, FL
A rare sculpture by Charles Cordier. 1850s-1900s Beautiful model retaining the original finishes. Signed “C H Cordier” on edge of arm. On a marble base. For a more detailed conditi...
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French Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Bronze

Charles Cordier Bronze Sculpture Saïd Abdallah, de la Tribu de Mayac 1800’
Located in Miami, FL
Bronze Sculpture by Charles Cordier. Signed Cordier on the edge of tunic. Base is about 2” tall. Height provided includes marble base.
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European Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Bronze

Grand Tour plaquette of Caesar
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Plaquette of Ceasar as a Grand Tour souvenir. The head is in Sienna marble on a base of slate stone. Inscription all around.
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Italian Classical Roman Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Siena Marble, Slate

English Marble Bust of Parliament Gentleman on Plinth, John Graham Lough C. 1855
By John Graham Lough
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Marble bust of Parliament gentleman displayed on a circular plinth. Signed by maker John Graham Lough, London Mid 19th Century. Lough sculp...
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English William IV Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Statuary Marble

19th Century Ebonized Plaster Bust of Marcus Tulles Cicero
Located in Stamford, CT
A Bust of Marcus Tulles Cicero, Roman Consul in 63 B.C. completed in ebonized plaster, circa 1880. Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman statesman, orator, lawyer and philosopher, who served as consul in the year 63 BC. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the Roman equestrian order, and is considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists. (Wikipedia) Provenance: Collection of Brigadier General Alfred Douglas Miller...
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English Classical Roman Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Plaster

Italian Neoclassic Marble Bust of Woman signed Lawrence Macdonald Rome 1852
Located in Savannah, GA
This lovely sculpture is mounted on a pedestal and carved out of white Italian marble in the likeness of an idealized woman who is coiffed in an 1830-40s hair...
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Italian Neoclassical Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Carrara Marble

Large Bust Of Corneille Van Cleve In Terracotta After Caffieri Jean-jacques
By Jacques Caffieri
Located in BARSAC, FR
Magnificent terracotta bust representing the sculptor Corneille Van Cleve (1645-1732) after a work by Jean-Jacques Caffieri (Paris, 04/29/1725 - Paris, 06/21/1792). Old work from th...
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French Louis XIV Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Terracotta

Bust of a young boy with bare shoulders, signed in the style of Camille Claudel
Located in LA FERTÉ-SOUS-JOUARRE, FR
Elevate your interior with this exquisite bust of a young boy, with bare shoulders, signed and precisely dated 1863. This stunning sculpture is a true representation of 19th-century ...
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French Napoleon III Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Orientalist bronzed Arab Busts
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive very good quality pair of 19th century Orientalist style cold-painted bronzed busts of Arabs wearing exotic headdresses and raised on classical plinths.
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French Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Spelter

Spring marble bust, first half of the 19th century
Located in Milano, IT
Female bust of maiden with bouquet of roses ( Spring). The maiden is portrayed with a slight smile and a deep, attentive gaze, combed with a low chignon and hair lightly held back by...
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Italian Other Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Marble

A Large Italian carved marble bust of a veiled Maiden by Giuseppe Carnevale
Located in London, GB
This is a high quality solid marble bust, though one of a kind, is particularly finely composed and delicately carved. Although she does not wear a wreath of flowers, this young woma...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Statuary Marble

Massive pair of French Terracotta sculptures of Royal Sphinxes
Located in New York, NY
A Massive Pair of 19th Century French Terracotta Sculptures of Royal Sphynxes, raised on Wooden Bases. Resting on wooden bases, these impressive, superb-quality sphinxes epitomize t...
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French Louis XVI Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Terracotta, Wood

Rare 19th Century Hand Painted Over Papier Mache Gentleman’s Bust
Located in London, GB
Rare 19th Century Hand Painted Over Papier Mache Gentleman’s Bust A rare and very unusual example dated from mid to late 19th Century, hand crafted papier Mache. In the form of a Fr...
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French Early Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Paper

Wedgwood Parian Bust of Robert Stephenson by E. W. Wyon
Located in Alexandria, VA
This handsome parian bust is of Robert Stephenson(1803-1859- England),. It is documented on the back shoulders in embossed letters with the name of subject, sculptor, publisher, an...
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English Neoclassical Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Ceramic

Pair of 19th Russian Bronze Busts of Peter I and Catherine the Great
Located in Germantown, MD
Rare Pair of 19th Russian Bronze Busts of Peter I and Catherine the Great in great antique condition. Marked 1867
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Russian Other Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Bronze

Leonard W. Volk Plaster Bust of Abraham Lincoln
By Leonard Volk
Located in Chicago, IL
Leonard W. Volk Plaster Bust of Abraham Lincoln The Leonard W. Volk Plaster Bust of Abraham Lincoln is a remarkable 19th-century piece of art. Crafted from white plaster, the bust d...
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American American Empire Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Plaster

Fine French Biscuit Bust of Louis 18th, Dated 1849
Located in New York, NY
Now on a Sevres porcelain socle dated 1849.
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French Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Pottery

19th century bronze bust of the Greek Goddess Diana the Huntress, circa 1860
Located in Central England, GB
This superb Grand Tour bronze study portrays a bust of Diana of Versailles or Diana the Huntress, considered in Roman and Hellenistic mythology as goddess and patroness of countryside, nature, hunters, wildlife and childbirth. This fine example is French, circa 1860. It is raised onto a sophisticated base with a thin bronze foot with a turned black slate plinth and above there is a highly decorative cast...
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French Grand Tour Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Bronze

A plaster bust of a Victorian gentleman by Boehm
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A plaster bust of a Victorian gentleman by Boehm, this white plaster bust shows an authoritative gentleman with a moustache and whiskers wearing a high collar and bow tie with a wais...
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English Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Plaster

Sculpted Terra Cotta Bust of Elder/Important Dude
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted terra cotta bust of an elder/important dude. Great condition.
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Italian Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Terracotta

A 19th Century Classical Statuary Marble Bust Of A Female
By William Behnes
Located in London, GB
A Classical bust of female form with naked shoulders, draped robe exposing one breast, her hair tied back. Mounted on Socle pedestal By William Behne...
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English Neoclassical Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Statuary Marble

A white Parianware bust of the Duke of Wellington by E W Wyon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A white Parianware bust of the Duke of Wellington by E W Wyon, the Duke is shown in classical draperies looking slightly to the left, the reverse impressed ‘E.W. Wyon & F,.  English,...
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English Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Porcelain

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...
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Italian Classical Roman Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Bronze

Grand Tour Bust of Augustus
Located in Greenwich, CT
Italian 19th century bronze bust of Augustus Ceasar, finely detailed and well patinated, standing on turned ebonized wood and marble socle plinth base.
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Italian Grand Tour Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century Italian White Carrara Marble Bust of a Woman - Pietro Bazzanti
Located in New York, NY
A Nice Late 19th Century Italian White Carrara Marble Bust of a Woman and a Dove by Pietro Bazzanti The young lady and bird glaring at each other. Signed Galleria P. Bazzanti, P. G...
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Italian Belle Époque Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Carrara Marble

Mid-19th Century Biscuit Porcelain Portrait Bust of Napoleon Bonapart
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A Mid 19th Century life size biscuit porcelain portrait bust of Napoleon Bonaparte in military attire after Jean-Antoin Houdon. Etched ' Buste Officiel Napoleon Empereur 1805' to bac...
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French Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Porcelain

Ormolu & Marble Bust of Louise Brogniart After Houdon Signed Thiebaut Freres
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 6 1/2in W: 2 1/4in D: 2in This Antique French Ormolu Bronze And Marble bust of Louise Brogniart After Jean Antoine Houdon And Signed Thiebaut Fréres is an incredible example of 19th century french decor...
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French Louis XV Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

19th century French Female bust in Carrara Marble
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th century French Female bust in Carrara Marble. Masterfully sculpted
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French Late Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Carrara Marble

Portrait Medallions David Garrick & Sarah Siddons, Wedgwood, 19th Century
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A matched pair of portrait medallions showing the famous actors Mr Garrick (C1830) and Mrs Siddons, (circa 1880). Framed as a pair, they work well together. David Garrick and Sarah Siddons...
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English Neoclassical Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Pottery

Nègre Du Soudan Bronze and Marble Bust After Charles-henri-Joseph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nègre du Soudan bronze bust with marble base after Charles Henri-Joseph. Made in France, c. 1860's. Dimensions: 39"H x 24"W x 13"D
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French Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Marble, Bronze

Victorian White Painted Terracotta Bust of a Young Woman
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian white painted terracotta bust of a young woman, wearing a draped shawl over a bodice with a lace trim, her hair elaborately coiffed with a broad plait and multiple ringle...
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English Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Terracotta

Antique "Fer De Berlin" Bust, Berlin Iron, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Antique bust "fer de Berlin", iron casting, 19th century. Depicting a man in antique robe. High quality workmanship, cleaned condition of the bronze.
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German Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Bronze

Royal Copenhagen Bisque Porcelain Bust of Napoleon, circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
The bust of Napoleon with a medallion detailed with Medusa's head over his shoulder behind an eagle and its outstreched wings and with a palm tree on the back. Marked Eneret on the b...
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Danish Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Ceramic

19 Th Century Italian Bronze Flora Bust, Marble, Neoclassical
Located in Valladolid, ES
Exceptional bust of a woman, probably made in 19th century Italy, in patinated bronze, and following a neoclassical style. The head of "Flora" appears resting on a quadrangular base ...
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Italian Neoclassical Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Marble, Bronze

Tenerani Statuary Marble Bust of a Young Augustus Caesar
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A finely carved statuary white marble bust of a young Augustus Caesar attributed to the workshops of 19th century Italian sculptor Pietro Tenerani (1789-1869). Also known as Young Octavian, this bust of a young Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar is after a sculpture found in the Pio Clementino Museums of the Vatican. Carved with exceptional detail, the bust is elevated on a turned socle and bears the name ‘TENERANI’ to the front. Other busts like this one after the Vatican original of the former Emperor Augustus were sculpted in the Mid-18th Century. Pietro Tenerani (1789-1869) was a notable Italian sculptor of the early 19th century. In his early career, he trained under Italian sculptor Lorenzo Bartolini, before moving to Rome where he won a scholarship as a pupil of Danish sculptor, Bertel Thorvalsden. Having honed his skills, Tenerani worked from a studio of his own in later years. William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, Queen Victoria and Pope Pius IX...
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Italian Neoclassical Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Marble, Statuary Marble

19th Century Hand Carved Gold Gilt Cherub/Putti Fragment
Located in London, GB
19th century hand carved gold gilt cherub/putti fragment A high-quality hand carved 19th century gold gilt paint over sectioned pine example. This wonderful piece details realistic human features, which suggests it was carved for a special interior section of sorts. Likely to have been part of a larger collective at some point. It would look delightful and highly decorative positioned over a doorway entrance. Size in inches: H 10” x W 15” x D 5” Origin: France Material: Pine Date: 1850 - 1880 Completely solid in structure and form without any breaks. Detail loss across the painted surface as shown. We sell antique...
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French Early Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Pine

19th French Terracotta Women Bust According to A. Carrier Belleuse, 1850s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful women teracotta bust according to Albert- Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (French 1824-1887), Signed A. CARRIER to the reverse. Green patina. Very elegant women. Perfect condition.
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French Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Terracotta

19th Century Italian Marble Bust of a Lady with a Veil
Located in Clearwater, FL
An Italian artist signed 19th century marble bust of a lady. Wearing a ruffled top with a veil partially covering her face. Signed.
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Italian Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Marble

Decorative XIX Century Child Wax Bust
Located in Madrid, ES
XIX Century child wax bust. Curious bust in wax representing a child of the xix century on wooden base total measurements: 22 cm height only the bust 16 cm.
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Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Fruitwood

Antique Flamed Hardwood Pedestal from Princess Diana's Family Home Spencer House
Located in GB
Royal house antiques. Royal house antiques is delighted to offer for sale this sublime antique William IV circa 1830 Flamed Mahogany Pedestal stand with small coat rail from Princess Diana Spencer’s London family home Spencer House...
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English William IV Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Hardwood

Marble Bust of a Young Girl, Italian, 19th Century
Located in Oakville, ON
A charming marble bust of a young girl, unsigned, execute in the mid 19th century in Italy. it is in very good condition and the expression of the girl is attractive from all angles.
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Italian Louis XV Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Marble

Homer Antique Plaster Bust
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This Greek bust depicts the legendary poet and author Homer who is presumed to have penned the two of ancient Greece’s most epic poems: the Iliad and the Odyssey. Scholars are uncertain whether or not Homer actually existed but if he in fact did exist, Homer would be regarded as one of the greatest literary artists of his time. This is an iconic statue for an interior and looks particularly impactful when placed on a column or plinth. Please note the blue plinth...
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English Neoclassical Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Plaster

XIXth Century Grand Tour Bust of Caracalla and Its Porphyry Column
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A XIXth century grand tour bust of caracalla and its porphyry column. Bust of the Roman Emperor Caracalla in Polychromed resin simulating different ...
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Italian Grand Tour Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Belgian Black Marble, Porphyry, Ormolu

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...
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Italian Grand Tour Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Bronze

Wooden Head, Edo People, Benin Nigeria with Stand
Located in Hamburg, DE
Carved from reddish brown hardwood, the hollow form rises from a cylindrical neck, the lowest part being a rounded base, then surrounded by diagonal sections. The neck is surrounded by nine rows of coral beaded necklaces (odigba) that extend to a thread motif on the back of the head. Face in full relief with straight lips, flared, flattened nose and oval eyes with set shell (nut) for the pupils. Along the forehead are six frontal scars treated with rectangular cavities in which should have inserts nutshells. In this case there is only one left Small ears on each side of the head, each C-shaped. A headband consisting of three rows of almost completely distroyed. On the right side of the head, a single feather extends upward from a beaded rosette. Behind the ear, two long braids of hair hang down to the beaded collar and then become bows that reach the roots. The left side of the head has a long, single braid behind the ear that hangs down to the beaded collar and becomes a bow that ends at the base. On each side, three strands of hair appear at the temples under the headband. Featuring an open hole with a circular motif on the top of the head and a rectangular open slit down the back. Insect damage in different areas; very old worn finish showing a lot of age. Very heavy insect damage in all areas; very old worn finish showing a lot of age. “Wooden shrine heads were permitted to sit on the altars of chiefs and important figures, in contrast to the copper alloy heads used exclusively by the kings of Benin. (Frederic Backlar, Bonhams, New York, 2012, lot 172) Osemwede (reigned 1816-1848) was the first Oba to decree that human heads could be carved for the altars of chiefs of royal lineage, rather than just wooden antelope and perhaps goat heads. Therefore, chiefs of blood enjoyed in Benin City (but not throughout the Kingdom of Benin, where antelope heads continued to be placed on the altars of their ancestors well into the 20s. Thus, the (wooden) human heads are said to be later than ca. 1816, but the actual age depends condition, insect damage, etc." (Fagg, William, Christie's, London, 1988, lot 206) "Feathers were worn by chiefs as a sign of status. The heads have a hole at the top intended to hold a large carved ivory tusk...
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Beninese Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Hardwood

Bust of Bacchante by Auguste Baptiste Clesinger, Rome, 1857
By Jean Auguste Baptiste Clesinger
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A large bronze bust showing a beautiful young woman depicted as a Bacchante, the Greek Goddess of Wine, her head festooned with grape branches. The bust is supported by an integral bronze plinth that at the back is inscribed with the name of the sculptor, J. Clesinger Rome 1857 dating the bronze to the time when the sculptor was 33 years old. The sculptor whose full name was Jean Auguste Baptiste Clesinger was born in 1813 in Besancon in Southern France. His father, Georges-Philippe, was a sculptor and trained Auguste in art. Auguste first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1843 with a bust of Vicomte Jules de Vaidahon. At the 1847 Salon, he created a sensation with his Woman bitten by a serpent, produced from life-casts from his model Apollonie Sabartier who was a notorious Parisian and the mistress of many perhaps even of Clesinger himself. Later he also produced this bust of her as Bacchante. In private life, the sculptor was awarded one of France’s highest honour, the knight’s cross...
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French Romantic Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Bronze

19th Century Italian Wooden Sculpture of Woman's Bust on a Base
Located in Catania, Sicilia
Italian wooden sculpture of a mid 19th century woman's bust with purfled base. High quality hand-crafted item.
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Italian Charles X Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Wood

19th Century Terracotta Bust of a Young Girl Signed J. Valette and Dated 1866
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique sculpture by the French artist Jean Valette. The statue depicts a young girl, with a beautiful modest look and a Christian cross on a chain around her neck. The sta...
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French Neoclassical Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Terracotta

19th Century Santos Head
Located in London, GB
19th Century Santos Head We are proud to offer a rare example of a religious 19th Century hand carved Santos head. With polychrome paint still intact in...
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French Edwardian Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Pine

19th C. Santos Hand made statue Virgin Mary and child Antiques Los Angeles CA LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Mid 19th Century Rare Hand made terracotta Clay “ Santos “ saint Virgin Mary with Child . Typical of Luberon in central Provence in Southern France. Lubéron a favourite destination for French high society and British and American visitors because of the pleasant and picturesque towns and villages, comfortable way of life, agricultural wealth, historical and cultural associations . Haute Provence 1840-1850 compassion and love . Sculptures were often found in homes in the 18th and 19th centuries where they were thought fashionably . In chapels a place of worship that is not a church which belongs to a parish in a village or town but is more private or has a special purpose. Antique religious Statuary , dealer Los Angeles CA West Hollywood La Cienega Melrose ave . This piece would be perfect mounted on a pedestal base, on a side table , in an entrance or foyer , freestanding art piece statement . Very decorative for your interior design in a rustic traditional or even modern design . A great gift idea for the holiday season or a house warming . Vibrant colors wonderful gold and blue colors beautifully painted robe design and finely appointed facial features and hair . The mother holding baby...
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French Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Clay, Terracotta, Fabric, Paint, Feathers

Life Size Italian 19th Century Marble Sculpture Children on Crib, A. Tantardini
By Antonio Tantardini 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antonio Tantardini (Italian, 1829-1879) An extraordinary Italian 19th century life size carved Carrara white marble sculpture of "A Young Child and a baby in a wicker crib...
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Italian Beaux Arts Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Carrara Marble

Mid-19th Century Italian Hand Carved Crib Figure Bust
Located in London, GB
Mid-19th century crib figure bust A wonderful example of a mid-19th century Italian hand carved crib figure bust. Glass eyes and original paint still inta...
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Italian Early Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Pine

Mid 19th Century Bronze Bust of Demosthenes Signed "Reduction Sauvage
Located in London, GB
A mid 19th century bronze bust of Demosthenes Signed "Reduction Sauvage. This is based on the marble Roman copy in the Louvre. France. Naturally patinated...
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French Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Bronze

Pair of Grand Tour Marble and Brass Tazzas, c.1850-1860
Located in London, GB
19th century pair of grand tour marble and bronze tazza, of neo-classical design. Set upon a grand Sienna with marble base, with finely chased lappet cast mounts over a stepped ba...
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Neoclassical Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Siena Marble, Bronze

French Terracotta Bust of an Officer
Located in Essex, MA
In the Napoleonic style with much later faux marbre plinth.
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European Empire Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Terracotta

Terracotta Bust Signed Lavergne, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Terracotta bust by the French artist Adolphe-Jean Lavergne (1852-1901), signed. 19th century.
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French Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Terracotta

19th Century French Portrait Bust
Located in Ross, CA
This portrait bust in relief of a French nobleman is mounted in the original gilt frame, though the subject’s identity and the artist remain a mystery. Beautifully sculpted, the bust...
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French Napoleon III Antique Mid-19th Century Busts

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Wood, Giltwood

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