Baroque Busts
BAROQUE STYLE
The decadence of the Baroque style, in which ornate furnishings were layered against paneled walls, painted ceilings, stately chandeliers and, above all, gilding, expressed the power of the church and monarchy through design that celebrated excess. And its influence was omnipresent — antique Baroque furniture was created in the first design style that truly had a global impact.
Theatrical and lavish, Baroque was prevalent across Europe from the 17th to mid-18th century and spread around the world through colonialism, including in Asia, Africa and the Americas. While Baroque originated in Italy and achieved some of its most fantastic forms in the late-period Roman Baroque, it was adapted to meet the tastes and materials in each region. French Baroque furniture informed Louis XIV style and added drama to Versailles. In Spain, the Baroque movement influenced the elaborate Churrigueresque style in which architecture was dripping with ornamental details. In South German Baroque, furniture was made with bold geometric patterns.
Compared to Renaissance furniture, which was more subdued in its proportions, Baroque furniture was extravagant in all aspects, from its shape to its materials.
Allegorical and mythical figures were often sculpted in the wood, along with motifs like scrolling floral forms and acanthus leaves that gave the impression of tangles of dense foliage. Novel techniques and materials such as marquetry, gesso and lacquer — which were used with exotic woods and were employed by cabinetmakers such as André-Charles Boulle, Gerrit Jensen and James Moore — reflected the growth of international trade. Baroque furniture characteristics include a range of decorative elements — a single furnishing could feature everything from carved gilded wood to gilt bronze, lending chairs, mirrors, console tables and other pieces a sense of motion.
Find a collection of authentic antique Baroque tables, lighting, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Baroque
17th-18th Century Italian Wooden Reliquary Bust of a Madonna
Located in Buisson, FR
Spectacular and very decorative piece. Large carved wooden reliquary bust of a Madonna. Beautiful traces of color. Small losses and without the relics. Silver/silvered central piece ...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Busts
Materials
Wood
Memento or Vanitas carved on white Carrara and Emperador spain
Located in Tarquinia, IT
memento marble, vanitas marble, vanitas bust, ancient Roman, Roman art, classical art, Greek art, bust, white Carrara marble, emperador bust, classical sculpture, ancient sculpture, ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Baroque Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
White Marble Bust Of Louis XIV of France
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th/19th Century French White Marble Bust of King Louis XIV, whose reign marked the height of absolute monarchy in Europe. The commanding sculpture swivels on round plinth, and at 3...
Category
19th Century French Antique Baroque Busts
Materials
Marble
Pair of Baroque Putti Cherubs, Polychrome & Gilt Wood, French Pyrenees ca 1700
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Pair of original Baroque wooden putti / winged cherubs.
We were told that they originate from a church in the French Pyrenees.
We suppose they are from...
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17th Century French Antique Baroque Busts
Materials
Wood
20th Century Italian "Saint" Sculpture in Carrara Marble Height: 53 cm
Located in Madrid, ES
20th Century Italian "Saint" Sculpture in Carrara Marble
Height: 53 cm
Perfect original condition
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Rare and Important Italian Alabaster Bust Sculpture of Jesus Christ, C. 1860
Located in New York, NY
A rare and important Italian alabaster bust sculpture of Jesus Christ, C. 1860
A modeled bust of Holy Christ wearing a crown of thorns, excep...
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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Busts
Materials
Alabaster
Bust of Antinous Carved on White Carrara Marble, Early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Bust of antinous carved on white Carrara marble early 20th century.
Placed on a turned base in red Levanzo marble.
Measures: 35 x 20 x 12cm.
Perfect condition for the age.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Italian Sculpture "Esculapio Acefalo" Carrara Marble, Began 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian sculpture "Esculapio Acefalo"
Carrara marble
Measure: H: 66cm
22cm x 18
Began 20th century
Perfect condition.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts
Materials
Marble
Important Italian Bust "Roman Emperor" 20th Century Carrara Marble
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Italian bust "Roman Emperor" 20th Century Marmo di Carrara
Measure: H: 55cm
perfect conditions
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
High Relief Representing Battle Skull -""Memento""
Located in Madrid, ES
High relief representing battle in classical style.
carved on white Carrara marble
dimensions 46 h x 45 x 10 cm,
weight 35.5 kg
Skull -""Memento"" sculpted in the smallest anatom...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Beautiful Italian " Torso " 20th Century Carrara Marble
Located in Madrid, ES
Beautiful Italian " Torso " 20th century Carrara marble.
Measure: H: 47m including base, 30cm without
very good condition
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
AMAZING CARRARA MARBLE ROMAN TORSO 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Carrara MARBLE ROMAN TORSO 19th century
HEIGHT 54cm
MAXIMUM HEIGHT 70cm
WIDTH 30cm
DEPTH 20cm
OVERALL WEIGHT 56 Kg
BASE HEIGHT INCLUDED 70 cm
Material White carrara marble
Base in N...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
18th Century Carved & Polychrome Bust of a Saint
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th Century Carved & Polychrome Bust of a Saint with Glass Eye. Either Italian or Spanish. This piece retains a good portion of the original painted f...
Category
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Busts
Materials
Wood
17th Century Processional Figur Mannequins Jesus Christus Carved Painted Wood
Located in Epfach, DE
An unusual and rare processional or lecturer figure from the 17th century, also called Mannequins. Carved from wood and of very good quality. A detailed and particular elaboration of...
Category
Early 17th Century German Antique Baroque Busts
Materials
Wood
Italian Sculpture "Lisippea Apoxiomenos" Head Begin 20th Century Marble
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian sculpture
"Lisippea Apoxiomenos" Head
Begin 20th century
Marble
Measure: H: 46cm including the base
Perfect condition.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts
Materials
Marble
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
1790s French Antique Baroque Busts
Materials
Bronze
AMAZING LARGE BEAUTIFUL TERRACOTTA GRIFFINS 20th century
Located in Madrid, ES
LARGE BEAUTIFUL TERRACOTTA GRIFFINS 20th century
Copy of ancient Renaissance griffins.
Impruneta terracotta.
Made in Tuscany
HEIGHT 73 cm
WIDTH 30...
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Important Italian Bust "Antonino Pio" End 19th Century Carrara Marble
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Italian bust "Antonino Pio" fine 19th Century Marmo di Carrara
Measure: H: 76cm
perfect conditions
Titus Aurelius Fulvo Boyonius Antoninus (Latin: T. Aurelius Fulvus Boion...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
PAIR OF AMAZING LARGE BEAUTIFUL TERRACOTTA GRIFFINS 20th century
Located in Madrid, ES
LARGE BEAUTIFUL TERRACOTTA GRIFFINS 20th century
Copy of ancient Renaissance griffins.
Impruneta terracotta.
Made in Tuscany
HEIGHT 73 cm
WIDTH 30 cm
DEPTH 64 cm
WEIGHT 25 kg
MANUF...
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Augustus Emperor, Head in Carrara White Marble, First Roman Emperor Early 20th
Located in Madrid, ES
Augustus Emperor - Head in carrara white marble - First Roman Emperor
Early 20th century
Height 37 cm
Width 23 cm
Depth 15 cm
Weight 18 kg
Material white carrara marble
Very good con...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts
Materials
Marble
AMAZING LARGE BEAUTIFUL TERRACOTTA GRIFFINS 20th century
Located in Madrid, ES
LARGE BEAUTIFUL TERRACOTTA GRIFFINS 20th century
Copy of ancient Renaissance griffins.
Impruneta terracotta.
Made in Tuscany
HEIGHT 73 cm
WIDTH 30 cm
DEPTH 64 cm
WEIGHT 25 kg
MANUF...
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Beautiful Italian " Ippocrate " Bust Early 20th Century Carrara Marble
Located in Madrid, ES
Beautiful Italian " Ippocrate " Bust early 20th Century Carrara Marble
H: 56 cm
perfect condition.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Italian Sculpture "Ercole" Head Begin 20th Century Marble
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian sculpture
"Ercole" head
Begin 20th century
Marble
Measure: H: 42cm including the base
Perfect condition.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts
Materials
Marble
17th Century 'Baroque' Pair of Italian Carved and Polychromed Sculptures
Located in North Miami, FL
17th Century (Baroque) pair of Italian carved and polychromed figures. Each statue is holding a torchere and are mounted on their original turned wooden faux marble column.
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Busts
Materials
Wood, Paint
Anatomical Sculpture in White Carrara Marble, Early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Anatomical Sculpture in White Carrara Marble early 20th century.
Sculpture in white Carrara marble representing a human bust whose ha...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
French C 18th Terracotta Bust of a Gentleman
Located in London, GB
After a model attributed to Jean Antoine Houdon, possibly Nicolas Joseph Laurent Gilbert (1750 - 1780), poet.
Superbly sculpted in a coat and ruffled shirt set on a waisted socle....
Category
18th Century French Antique Baroque Busts
Materials
Terracotta
A Lacquered Wood Sicilian Bust of a Woman
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A lacquered wood bust that originates from Sicily, representing a stylized female figure. The bust is carved from wood and is finished with a lacquered painted surface, now worn with...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sicilian Baroque Busts
Materials
Fruitwood
Pair of English Carved Walnut Wood Figures of Court Jesters, 18th Century
Located in North Miami, FL
A very fine pair of 18th century carved figures, of Court Jesters These bearded gentlemen have been superbly carved in the finest detail, they original came from a piece of early 18th Century Furniture...
Category
18th Century English Antique Baroque Busts
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Sculpture of a Faun's Head Made of Cleopatra Yellow Marble Early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Sculpture of a Faun's Head Made of Cleopatra
yellow marble
base in Port st. Laurent marble.
Height base included 38 cm,
weight 12.5 kg.
very good condition.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
19th Century French Terracotta Bust
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality French 19th patinated terracotta bust of a classical lady, mounted on a Rouge marble sockel.
Category
19th Century French Antique Baroque Busts
Materials
Terracotta
C19th Bronze Bust of Beethoven
Located in London, GB
Antique Bronze Composer Ludwig van Beethoven on a Marble Base
Sumptuous Detail
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Baroque Busts
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Busts
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of 19th century busts. These are 2 19th century Gesso painted busts of 2 archaeologists of the period. Measurements: 69 x 62 x 28 Y 65 x 60 x 30
Good condition.
Category
19th Century English Antique Baroque Busts
Materials
Gesso
Important Italian Bust "Roman Emperor" 20th Century Carrara Marble
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Italian bust "Roman Emperor" 20th Century Marmo di Carrara
Measure: H: 63cm
perfect conditions
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Important Italian Sculpture "Diana Gabi" Carrara Marble 19th-20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Italian sculpture "Diana Gabi"
Carrara marble
19th-20th century
Very good condition.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Busts
Materials
Marble
Pair of Terracotta or Similar Columns from the 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
TWENTIETH CENTURY TERRACOTTA COLUMNS.
PAIR OF TERRACOTTA OR SIMILAR COLUMNS FROM THE 20TH CENTURY. VERY DECORATIVE. MEASURES. 70X30X30 WITHOUT SUPPORT.
Good condition.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Beautiful Italian " Torso " 20th Century Carrara Marble
Located in Madrid, ES
Beautiful Italian " Torso " 20th century Carrara marble.
Measure: H: 43m including base
very good condition
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Antique Bust of a Spanish Knight, Hand Carved with Original Gesso and Paint
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Wooden bust of a knight.
A wonderful armored knight carved from lime wood. The knight is well carved with the face (with moustache) looking out of the ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Busts
Materials
Pine
18th Century Italian Gilded Angel Head with Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf angel head or "putto" adorned with baroque pearls. A putto is a cherub figure frequently appearing in both mythological and religious paintings and scu...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Busts
Materials
Gold Leaf
Emile Louis Picault (Fr. 1833-1915) Bust Of Italian Painter Salvator Rosa
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Bronze bust of Salvator Rosa, an Italian Baroque painter, poet and printmaker, known for romanticized landscapes and historical paintings.
The well cast bronze bust with a fine deep ...
Category
20th Century French Baroque Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Beckie Kravetz, "Wotan" Bronze Opera Mask 9/25 C. 1998 on Lucite Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
**Beckie Kravetz, "Wotan" Bronze Opera Mask, Edition 9/25, Circa 1998, on Lucite Stand**
This dramatic bronze mask, titled **"Wotan"**, was created by renowned sculptor and mask-m...
Category
Late 20th Century American Baroque Busts
Materials
Bronze
Important Italian Bust "Roman Emperor" 20th Century Carrara Marble
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Italian bust "Roman Emperor" 20th Century Marmo di Carrara
Measure: H: 55cm
perfect conditions
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Beautiful Venetian Lady and Gentleman in Ruby-Red and Black, with Gold Finishes
Located in Villaverla, IT
Beautiful Venetian lady and gentleman in ruby-red and black, with gold finishes.
This amazing Venetian set is composed of a lady and a gentleman in ruby-...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Baroque Busts
Materials
Gold
Antique Venetian Limestone Head of Scaramouch Venice Early 17th century
Located in Doha, QA
This incredible one of a kind hand crafted limestone Head of Commedia dell’arte character Scaramouche was found many years ago by an archeologist in Venice Plaza San Polo by Rialto Bridge. The head is masterfully and very detailed hand crafted out of limestone and placed on a pedestal with an ivory marble base.
A truly unique part of Venetian History and an important figure in the world famous Italian Commedia...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Busts
Materials
Limestone, Marble
Baroque Style Silvered Bronze Statuette of a Putto Carrying a Fruit Basket
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Baroque style vintage bronze statuette of a putto carrying a wicker fruit basket with silver patina. Inspired by the drama and opulence of the B...
Category
Mid-20th Century Baroque Busts
Materials
Bronze
Quatre importants termes, fin XVIIe - XVIIIe siècle, Flandres
Located in PARIS, FR
Suite de quatre importants termes en bois sculpté relaqué gris représentants des hommes drapés à la taille, aux bustes dénudés soutenant sur leurs têtes des putti. Par paire, deux te...
Category
Late 17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Busts
Materials
Wood
18th Century Marble Bust
Located in Allerum, SE
Impressive early 18th century hand carved life-size marble bust of a Roman man, circa 1700 Italy, possibly older.
Condition is good with minor chips and nicks consistent with age...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Busts
Materials
Marble
Beautiful Italian Caesar Bust Early 20th Century Carrara Marble
Located in Madrid, ES
Beautiful Italian Caesar Bust early 20th century Carrara marble
Measure: H: 51 cm
Perfect condition.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Marble Sculpture Depicting "Saint Cristofer" 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Marble sculpture depicting "Saint Cristofer" 18th century
Marble base.
Some defects
Good condition for the age
Measures: 36 x 14 x 7 cm.
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Head of a Saint from the 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Head of a saint from the 18th century.
The head is in good condition, it is made of wax, with glass eyes. Italy 18th century. Measurements: 20x22x15 cm.
Category
18th Century French Antique Baroque Busts
Materials
Glass
Apollo Di Piombino Del Louvre, Bust in Terracotta, Early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Apollo Di Piombino Del Louvre, bust in Terracotta - Kouros Di Piombino early 20th century
Measures: height 46 cm
width 20 cm
depth 15 cm
Weight 3 kg
Artist / designer / architect an...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Two Marble Busts, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Two life-size, expressive busts of white marble as allegories of winter as an old man with coat and tongs - and - of spring as a youth with cap, on conical stelae with leaf ornaments...
Category
18th Century German Antique Baroque Busts
Materials
Marble
Female Figure Sculpture Léopold OUDRY
Located in Madrid, ES
Female Figure Sculpture Léopold OUDRY (1854-1882)
Art bronze bust, set on a lacquered wooden base. Signed L.Oudry.
Height: (total) 40 cm
G...
Category
19th Century French Antique Baroque Busts
Materials
Bronze
Apollo Di Piombino Del Louvre, Bust in Terracotta, Early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Apollo Di Piombino Del Louvre, bust in Terracotta - Kouros Di Piombino early 20th century
Measures: height 46 cm
width 20 cm
depth 15 cm
Weight 3 kg
Artist / designer / architect an...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Beautiful Italian "Goethe" Bust Early 20th Century Carrara Marble
Located in Madrid, ES
Beautiful Italian " Goethe " Bust early 20th century Carrara marble
Measures: H: 41 cm
Perfect condition.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Anatomical Model in Wax from the 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Anatomical model in wax from the 18th century
Extraordinary didactic anatomical model in wax. The use of this type of didactic model disappeared entering the 19th century and with t...
Category
18th Century French Antique Baroque Busts
Materials
Other
Italian Painted and Lacquered Wooden Sculpture of a Kneeling Figure, Circa 1650
Located in CH
Italian Baroque painted and lacquered wooden sculpture of a kneeling figure. Circa 1650.
Category
Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Busts
Materials
Wood
Rare Bust of Alexander II in Gilded Bronze on a Malachite Base from the 19th Cen
Located in Madrid, ES
Bust of Alexander II. Rare bust of Alexander II in gilded bronze on a malachite base from the 19th century The quality of the bronze is excellent with man...
Category
19th Century French Antique Baroque Busts
Materials
Malachite, Bronze
Baroque busts for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Baroque busts for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage busts created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with stone, marble and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Baroque busts made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original busts, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, Dino Rosin, Emilio Fiaschi, and Interi. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for busts differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $700 and tops out at $74,340 while the average work can sell for $4,230.