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Rare 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Bust / Sculpture Carrara Marble Vanitas
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Masterfully carved Italian Vanitas / Memento Mori bust in solid marble from late 19th century. White Carrara marble skull combined with masterfully...
Carrara Marble
Plaster Polychrome Display Sculpture Bust Enchanting Woman
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Possibly Beatrice, but likely a Grand Tour bust figure, painted plaster over wood. Marked 921 to verso. Barely a few losses to paint. Enchanting and remarkable bust of a young medieval woman. Grand Tour busts were popular souvenirs for wealthy Europeans, particularly British aristocrats, who traveled around Europe, especially Italy, from the 17th to the 19th centuries. These busts often depicted historical figures, mythological characters, or, as seen here, idealized figures in classical style. The provided search results and image descriptions suggest that this could be a 19th-century polychrome painted plaster cast bust...
Plaster
Ceramic Bust of a Boy by Cantagalli, Italian Renaissance Style, 1899
By Cantagalli
Located in Stamford, CT
Ceramic bust by Cantagalli 'Busto di Bambino' in the Italian Renaissance style. With the blue and white glaze typical of artist Andrea Della Robbia...
Ceramic
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19th Century Italian Roman Vanitas Bust Renaissance Revival Memento Mori Marble
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Masterfully carved & most impressive Italian Vanitas bust in solid marble from late 19th century. White Carrara marble skull combined with a Belgian...
Marble, Belgian Black Marble, Carrara Marble
Antique Hand-Carved Renaissance Revival Wooden Monk Sculpture Reading a Book
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and highly decorative antique hand-carved wooden monk sculpture. If you are looking for a meaningful, expressive, and superbly hand-carved antique work of art to grace your stu...
Pine
$765Sale Price|40% Off
19th Century Italian Terracotta Bust of a Man, Renaissance Revival
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Raised on an olive velvet base. Dimensions include the base. Portraiture is often seen as the quintessential Renaissance art form, and clay was used increasingly during the 15th cen...
Terracotta
Italian Marble Bust Vanitas / Memento Mori 19th Century Carved Sculpture Italy
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Masterfully carved Italian Vanitas bust in solid marble from late 19th century. White Carrara marble skull combined with a red Rosso Imperiale marble Ro...
Marble, Carrara Marble
19th Century American Tiffany & Co. Bronze Bust of William Shakespeare
Located in Dallas, TX
Circa 1880, this impressive antique American bronze bust depicts the celebrated playwright William Shakespeare with a calm, contemplative expression. Modeled in Renaissance dress, th...
Bronze
Large Neo-Renaissance Marble Bust of Diane de Poitiers, French, 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Large marble bust (Carrara?), height 0.81m, representing probably Diane of Poitiers. Diane de Poitiers, mistress of King Henry II, is depicted as the goddess Diana, leaning on a st...
Carrara Marble
Exceptional Hand-Carved Alabaster Bust, Florentine Costume, 13th Century
Located in Lisse, NL
Top quality carved bust, signed by Cristoforo Vicari (Swiss-Italian, 1946-1913). This remarkable antique alabaster sculpture depicts a serene young woman dressed in a Florentine cos...
Alabaster
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Austrian Belle Epoque Silver Plaque with Italian Renaissance Portrait
Located in New York, NY
Austrian Belle Epoque silver plaque with Italian Renaissance portrait, ca 1900. Rectangular with chased and engraved Leonardesque woman. Marked.
Silver
Early 20th Century Plaster Sculpture of Dying Slave, Micchelangelo.
Located in Madrid, ES
A plaster sculpture representing Michelangelo's famous Slave. This sculpture was molded at the Royal School of Fine Arts of San Fernando. Madrid Spain. It is a work of great quality,...
Plaster
Antique Terracotta Bust Sculpture of G. Gabrieli Italian Composer of O Jesu Mi
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and stunning Italian sculpture of a composer of famous religious music. With pride we offer you this antique and incredibly well crafted bust of 16th century, Venetian composer...
Terracotta
E. Zocchi Signed Antique White Marble Bust or Sculpture of a Young Female "Pace"
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique bust is signed by the artist consistent with the work of the renowned Emelio Zocchi of Italy and dating to approximately 1900 and done in the period Renaissance Revival ...
Marble
Hand Carved Wooden Sculpture Bookends Two Reading Men
Located in Barntrup, DE
These beautifully hand carved wooden bookends feature sculptures of two sitting and reading man, an older and younger man that could be a teacher a...
Wood
Italian Ceramic Boston Terrier and Panda
Located in Hanover, MA
Delightful large-scale ceramic figures of a nearly life-size black and white glazed Boston Terrier and a Panda bear. Marked with numbers and Made in Italy. Attributed to Eugenio Patt...
$1,192Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 20.28 in W 8.27 in D 0.99 in
Renaissance Period Hand Carved Oak Panels, 16th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of two 16th century oak panels, one representing a character accompanied by a dog, the other a character in flames, probably saints. These ...
Oak
19th Century Renaissance Marble Relief
Located in Madrid, ES
19th century Renaissance marble relief. The relief is carved to the Renaissance taste and is in very good condition. It is framed in a later frame ...
Marble
1990s Chinese Porcelain Figure Bust of Mao Zedong
Located in Marbella, ES
1990s Chinese porcelain figure bust of Mao Zedong, with stamp from Chinese customs authorizing its export.
Ceramic
18th Century Italian Hand Carved and Painted Wood Madonna Statue
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century Italian hand carved and painted wood Madonna statue depicts the virgin Mary in contemplative prayer, and poised in triumph over evil. Orig...
Wood
Murano Glass Sculpture - Beautiful Woman's Bust
Located in Murano, VE
An exquisite expression of Murano glass artistry, Busto is a meticulously handcrafted female torso that fuses classical form with fluid, contemporary energy. Expertly shaped by maste...
Murano Glass
19th Century Italian Alabaster Bust
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Italian alabaster bust. Well sculpted antique Italian alabaster or marble bust of a classical female mounted on a plinth. This is a beautifully detailed antique alabaster bust...
Alabaster
Terracotta Memento Mori Skull Sculpture, Italy 17th Century
Located in Nottingham, GB
A rare and highly evocative European memento mori terracotta sculpture depicting a human skull resting upon a rocky outcrop, entwined with serpents and surmounted by a distinctive lock of hair. Dating from the late 17th to early 18th century, the piece is likely of German origin. Beautifully modelled and painted in naturalistic tones, the skull is rendered in warm earthy hues, contrasting with the dark green serpents that coil through and around the cranium. The rocky base is finished in rich brown tones, enhancing the sculpture's dramatic presence and symbolic depth. Memento mori, Latin for “remember that you must die,” was a powerful artistic and philosophical motif throughout Europe, serving as a reminder of the transience of earthly life and the certainty of mortality. Here, the skull embodies death, decay, and the fleeting nature of human existence, while the entwined serpents symbolise transformation, renewal, healing, and the eternal cycle of life. Together they create a compelling allegory of mortality and rebirth, where death itself becomes a gateway to regeneration. A striking and unusual example of early European memento mori art...
Terracotta
Antinous Plaster Bust
Located in Milan, IT
The elegant features of the young Antinous, a favorite of beloved Roman emperor Hadrian, are masterfully captured with exceptional richness in this plaster bust of the ancient Greek hero...
Plaster
Antique Bronze Skull Bust Sculpture, Italian Vanitas & Memento Mori
Located in Nottingham, GB
Rare Polish Vanitas Memento Mori Bronze Bust of Teofil Lenartowicz, Late 19th Century An unusual and highly evocative Vanitas Memento Mori bust depi...
Bronze
Large Hooded Memento Mori Marble Bust 22.5"H
Located in New York, NY
A finely carved solid marble bust depicting a hooded skeletal figure, this striking memento mori sculpture presents a smooth, polished skull emerging from deeply folded drapery that ...
Carrara Marble
Large Vintage Bust of Michelangelo’s David
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
A striking and beautifully rendered bust of David, after the Renaissance masterpiece by Michelangelo Buonarroti. Standing an impressive 60 cm (23.6 inches) high, this substantial sculpture makes a bold and confident decorative statement - its scale, balance, and classical presence commanding attention in any interior. Meticulously cast in heavy polystone, the bust captures the sculptural tension and idealized beauty of Michelangelo’s original...
Cast Stone
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H 26.78 in W 12.6 in D 5.91 in
FAURE DE BROUSSÉ, Bust of a woman in Renaissance costume in statuary marble
By Vincent Désiré Fauré de Broussé
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This marble bust of a young woman dressed in a very rich Renaissance costume was executed by Vincent Désiré Faure de Broussé in 1876. It is signed and dated, and can be compared to t...
Statuary Marble
Marble Woman Bust Sculpture
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This Is a Marble Woman Bust Sculpture. It a depicts a woman with delicate facial features. She has large pair of eyes, straight nose and a fine lips. Her hair style is a chignon ador...
Marble
Neoclassical Continental Marble Bust of Renaissance Maiden
Located in New York, NY
19th century white marble bust of a beautiful female in Renaissance period style, draped in a veil, wearing a floral garland crown with floral bouquet on her bust, and mounted on ped...
Marble
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H 17 in W 10 in D 18.5 in
Large Antique Signed Francesco La Monaca Bronze Bust of Napoleon Bonaparte
By Francesco La Monaca
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique well executed bronze bust was done by the well known Francesco La Monada of France in approximately 1900 in his signature style. The bust depicts a realistic study of Na...
Marble, Bronze
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H 12.8 in W 4.33 in D 4.72 in
Rare and Hand Sculpted 19th Century Terracotta Sculpture of a Serene Virgin Mary
Located in Lisse, NL
Practical size and very rare hand-crafted Madonna sculpture from the 1800s. If you are a collector of antique and rare religious artefacts then this hand sculpted Virgin Mary could be gracing your home or church soon. Judging from the style and material we feel that this terracotta sculpture from circa 1860-1880 was either made in France or Italy. Since Virgin Mary sculptures...
Terracotta
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H 17.5 in W 15.5 in D 8.5 in
Italian Paint and Gilt Bust of Margherita De Valois After Aristide Petrilli
By Aristide Petrilli
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This polychrome paint and gilt plaster bust depicting Margherita de Valois rests without attachment to a octagonal ebonized and giltwood accented base that in spite of its obvious ag...
Plaster, Wood, Paint
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H 63.4 in W 81 in D 2 in
Stunning Renaissance Revival Folding Screen w. Embroidery and 8 Bust Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and highly decorative, work of art folding screen, circa 1880. If you collect only the best quality and best condition antiques in general and those from the European Renaissance Revival era in particular then this amazing workmanship and truly decorative folding screen from circa 1880 probably is the best antique that money can buy. All hand carved out of the most beautiful quality walnut and with amazing details this -by far- is the best folding screen we have ever seen. Besides being the thickest and made of the most beautiful walnut, it also has the best carvings. On top of every corner of this one of a kind folding screen is a small bust sculpture...
Brass
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H 27.56 in W 17.33 in D 8.27 in
Italian Marble Bust Vanitas / Memento Mori 19th Century Carved Sculpture Italy
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Masterfully carved Italian Vanitas bust in solid marble from late 19th century. White Carrara marble skull combined with a Pavonazzetto marble Roman tog...
Marble, Carrara Marble
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H 27.75 in W 19 in D 11 in
Large Antique Renaissance Styled Hand Carved Marble Female Sculpture or Bust
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very large and well executed antique mixed marble and hardstone sculpture is unsigned, but presumed to have been done in Italy in circa 1880 i...
Marble
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H 12.6 in W 11.03 in D 5.12 in
Early 20th Century Faux Bois Terracotta Sculpture of the Virgin Mary
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An early 20th century sculpture of the Virgin Mary. The terracotta figure is painted in the "faux bois" technique to make it look like a wooden sculpture.
Terracotta
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H 24.75 in W 20 in D 10 in
Antique Italian Renaissance Style Old Impruneta Terracotta Emperor Caesar Bust
Located in Encinitas, CA
Emperor Augustus Caesar, Roman statesman and military leader, first Emperor of the Roman Empire, captured in an impressive bust: hand-sculpted detail of old well-patinated terracotta...
Terracotta