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Style: Romantic
French Bronze Sculpture Antique Bust of Greek Warrior, late 19th century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FRENCH SCHOOL 4th qtr, 19th century Bust of Greek Warrior Patinated bronze unsigned cast circa late 19th century Item # 304KEX30P A fine ca...
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19th Century French Antique Romantic Busts

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Bronze

Original Bronze Sculpture of Frère Et Soeur Brother & Sister by Auguste Rodin
Located in New York City, NY
An important original bronze sculpture of Brother and Sister- Frère et Soeur , by A. Rodin (1840-1917) signed 'A. Rodin' on the right of the base, inscribed with the foundry mark 'Alexis Rudier...
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Early 20th Century French Romantic Busts

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Bronze

Circa 1880 Antique French Bronze Sculpture Bust by Eugene Aizelin
Located in Shippensburg, PA
EUGENE AIZELIN French, 1821-1902 Bust of a Young Woman (1864) Patinated bronze raised on an original turned rouge marble base over brass rim signed on shoulder "Eug. Aizelin 1864"...
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19th Century French Antique Romantic Busts

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Marble, Brass, Bronze

19th Century French Marble Bust of a Maiden signed by Eugene Antoine Aizelin
Located in London, GB
Beautiful, high quality & very decorative 19th Century sculpted Carrara marble bust of a Maiden or Nymph - La Reverie (Daydream) by Eugene Antoine Aizelin, (French 1821-1902). Very ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Romantic Busts

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Marble, Carrara Marble

Af. Henri Chapu and Att. to Prof. Guiseppe BESSI, Joan of Arc Bust, Italy 19th C
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb Italian Joan of Arc marble bust after Henri Chapu attributed to Professor Giuseppe Bessi from the Italian 19th century romantic period. In wh...
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19th Century Antique Romantic Busts

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Alabaster, Marble

19th Century Louis-Robert Carrier-Belleuse Marble and Bronze Bust of Omphale
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This late 19th Century bust was executed by French painter and sculptor Louis-Robert Carrier-Belleuse (1848–1913), son and pupil of renowned sculptor Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse. ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Romantic Busts

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century French Terracotta Statue of a Flower Girl by Ferrant
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful terracotta statue of a sweet flower girl. She has a beautiful appearance and a serene smile. She is carrying a large bouquet of flowers. The statue is signed 'Ferrant'. The...
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1890s French Antique Romantic Busts

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Terracotta

Bust Napoleon Bonaparte -clear handmade ceramic- made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Napoleon Bonaparte bust in clear refractory ceramic. napoleon sculpture with laurel wreath signed by Stefano Todini measures h 44 x 31 x 21 cm weight kg 10 Italian manufacture certi...
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Early 2000s Italian Romantic Busts

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Ceramic

Italian 19th Century Life Marble Sculpture "Mother and Child" by A. Mazzucchelli
By Alfonso Mazzucchelli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and charming Italian 19th century life-size Carrara marble sculpture of "A Mother and Child" depicting a young joyous mother holding her young child in her arms, by Profe...
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19th Century Italian Antique Romantic Busts

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Carrara Marble

Italian 19th Century Marble Bust of a Girl by Pugi of Firenze
Located in New York, NY
Marble Bust of a Girl Signed F'lli Pugi, Firenze (Florence).
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Romantic Busts

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Marble

Fine Italian 19th-20th Century Lifesize Carved Marble Bust of a Posing Lady
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine Italian 19th-20th century lifesize carved marble bust of a lady wearing a hat, the beautifully carved marble bust of a lady posing with a gaze to her right, wearing a bonnet w...
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Romantic Busts

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Marble

Early 19th Century Romantic Style Painted Dona Bust Stucco, Florence, circa 1820
Located in Encinitas, CA
Early 19th century romantic style traditional handcrafted stucco painted like terracotta sculpture, depicting a female half-length portrait. Lovely aged patina, Florence, circa 1820....
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Romantic Busts

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Enamel

After Julien Dillen Marble Sculpture of "Femme au Bouquet"
By Julien Dillen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
After Julien Dillen (Belgian, 1849-1904) A Large Carved Marble Sculpture of "Femme au Bouquet" depicting a kneeling young nude girl with a bouquet of ro...
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20th Century Unknown Romantic Busts

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Marble

Pair of French Bronze Sculptures Busts “Comedy & Tragedy” by Eugene Laurent
By Emmanuel Marcel Laurent
Located in Shippensburg, PA
EUGENE LAURENT French, 1832-1898 "Comedy & Tragedy" Patinated bronze on original black marble bases Unsigned, cast circa 1885 Item # 211PPA29S A rare and exceptional pair of br...
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19th Century French Antique Romantic Busts

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Marble, Bronze

Prof. Giuseppe Bessi, Bust of Crowned Woman, Italy 19th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb patinated marble and alabaster bust of a veiled woman crowned with laurel by Professore Giuseppe Bessi, Italy 19th century. Signed "Prof. G. Bessi". Excellent condition. Dim...
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19th Century Italian Antique Romantic Busts

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Alabaster, Marble

Attilio Fagioli, Young Emperor Bust Sculpture, Italy Early 20th Century
By Attilio Fagioli
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb marble and gilt bronze bust representing a young emperor with his robe and laurel wreath. Italy early 20th century, of the Romantic style. Signed A. Fagioli. Dimensions in ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Romantic Busts

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Marble, Bronze

Early 19th Century Pair of German Oak Caryatidal Figures Depicting Historicism
Located in North Miami, FL
These two carved wood pieces are of the finest quality. They were part of a very important German library room in an early 19th century Schlösser.
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Early 19th Century German Antique Romantic Busts

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Wood, Oak

Bust of Beethoven -handmade refractory ceramic -made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Beethoven bust clear ceramic, Beethoven sculpture measures h 25 x 23 x 18 cm weight kg 5 Italian manufacture certified with mark of origin and quality by Lazio region The sculptures...
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Early 2000s Italian Romantic Busts

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Ceramic

Bust of Rembrandt after a Model by Albert Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in Warsaw, PL
This finely detailed bust of Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) is after a model by Albert Ernest Carrier-Belleuse. For a long period, Albert Carrier-Belleuse carved beautiful busts of h...
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19th Century French Antique Romantic Busts

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Bronze

child bust in terracotta
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
child bust in terracotta bust of a child delicately made in terracotta, piece signed below DUHAMEL 02/06
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21st Century and Contemporary French Romantic Busts

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Terracotta

Busto di Johann Wolfgang von Goethe scolpito in marmo bianco Carrara
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Scultura, busto Goethe, Goethe, busto scrittore, busto tedesco antico, arte, arte classica, arte romantica, busto, marmo bianco Carrara, scultura classica, scultura antica, busto ant...
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1990s Italian Romantic Busts

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Carrara Marble

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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Mid-19th Century French Antique Romantic Busts

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Bronze

l’Inconnue de la Seine Bronze Mask Sculpture France
Located in Vancouver, BC
L'Inconnue de la Seine or The Unknown Woman of the Seine (1900 - 1920) The bronze likeness of a young girl found drowned in the Seine r...
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Early 20th Century French Romantic Busts

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Bronze

Raphael Charles Peyre (1872-1949)
Located in New York, NY
Figural Grouping of Playful Cupids by Raphael Charles Peyre (1872-1949) carved white Composition Signed R.Ch.Peyre Height 22 in. (56 cm) NMA Inv 3969
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19th Century French Antique Romantic Busts

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Composition

Bronze Bust of Young Girl, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An enchanting 19th century French patinated bronze bust of a young girl, circa 1860.
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19th Century French Antique Romantic Busts

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Bronze

19th Century French Bronze Bust of Young Lady
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th Century French Bronze patinated bust of a young lady wearing a flower in her hair, a classical dress and raised on a sockel base.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Romantic Busts

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Bronze

Hand Carved Marble Bust of Sarah Siddon with Original Pedestal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand carved Marble Bust of Sarah Siddon with original pedestal. United Kingdom, late 19th century.
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1820s English Antique Romantic Busts

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Marble

Rozet René, "Musician" Carrara Marble Sculpture, Period 19th C
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This statuary marble sculpture was made in the last decades of the 19th century by the French sculptor René Rozet. He is mastering in sculpted bust portrait...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Romantic Busts

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Marble, Carrara Marble

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Bronze Figure by Christian Daniel Rauch
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
Christian Daniel Rauch (1777-1857), very fine bronze showing the standing figure of Goethe in his typical thinking pose, wearing his 'Hausrock' ...
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1830s German Antique Romantic Busts

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Bronze

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Located in Madrid, ES
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An extraordinary marble bust, characterized by greyish veins, depicting the Maid of Orléans, Joan of Arc. The attribution is confirmed by the inscription "Jeanne d'Arc" on the front....
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Located in Frome, GB
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Located in Shippensburg, PA
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Late 19h Century Terracotta Bust Sculpture of a Woman by Fréderick la Route
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
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Located in Casteren, NL
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Romantic busts for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Romantic busts for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, 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, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Romantic busts made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original busts, popular names associated with this style include Alfonso Mazzucchelli, Attilio Fagioli, Charles Raphaël Peyre, and E. Laurent. 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 $1,200 and tops out at $250,000 while the average work can sell for $4,500.

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