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Item Ships From: Europe
Bronze Skeleton
Located in Rome, IT
Patinated bronze skeleton, dark green patina, very well finished in details and details. exact copy of the human body.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Europe Busts
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Terracotta Sculpture, Circa 1900.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Art Nouveau terracotta sculpture by Georges Charle Coudrai, circa 1900.
H: 63cm, W: 37cm, D: 30cm
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Europe Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Art Deco Spelter Figure on Onyx Base, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this original Art Deco spelter figure depicting a young women in fashion of the day, wearing slacks and top and what ...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Europe Busts
Materials
Onyx, Spelter
Busto imperatore romano Adriano - materiale composito polvere marmo
By Laboratorio Todini
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Busto di Adriano imperatore romano.
realizzato con impasto di polvere di marmo e resina poliestere, detto marmo ricostituito.
dall'aspetto , molto simile al vero marmo, solo un poco ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Classical Roman Europe Busts
Materials
Other
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 Baroque Antique Europe Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
White and Pois Horse, Ceramic Centerpiece, Handmade Without Mold, NEW 2024
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of an Horse in a modern way. The animal is gently handcrafted starting from clay and all hand worked. All the pieces from Mosche Bianche are uniq...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Europe Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Gio Ponti Woman Sculpture in Terracotta 'Attr.'
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Rare terracotta sculpture attributed to the great designer Gio Ponti in the 1950s, fine Italian manufacture.
The sculpture is intended to be hung on the wall, as the back is flat.
...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Art Deco Figural Brass Trinket Tray, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Art Deco Small bronze coloured, believed to be brass, figure of a woman resting on an alabaster circular base. She has an bakelite/celluloid face, some of the original paint work for...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Europe Busts
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Contemporary Pop Art Bust in Concrete and Paint, Felix Bachmann 2024
Located in Berlin, DE
Experience the vibrant energy of contemporary pop art bust by Felix Bachmann, created in 2024. Crafted from concrete and adorned with bold paint strokes, it embodies the fusion of mo...
Category
2010s German Modern Europe Busts
Materials
Concrete
Plaster sculpture "Blanzeflor" by Swedish sculptor Stig Blomberg, Sweden, 1942
By Stig Blomberg
Located in Hägersten, SE
Sculpture depicting "Blanzeflor" by Swedish sculptor Stig Blomberg. Made ca 1942-43 in Sweden. Plaster on a teak base. Signed by the artist on the back. Good vintage condition with a...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Europe Busts
Materials
Plaster, Teak
Busto di Johann Wolfgang von Goethe scolpito in marmo bianco Carrara
By Laboratorio Todini
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...
Category
1990s Italian Romantic Europe Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
1940s Patinated Plaster Bust Greek Head
Located in Madrid, ES
An 1940s academy bust in plaster, patinated imitating terracotta, representing a head from the classical Greek world.
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Revival Europe Busts
Materials
Plaster
Antique H. Lemaire General Hoche Napoleon Plaster Paint Bust Sculpture
Located in Munich, DE
Bust of general Hoche, one of the most important generals under Napoléon the 1st. Signed and dated on the left: H. Lemaire and dated 1830. The plaster with polychrome painting has be...
Category
1830s French Charles X Antique Europe Busts
Materials
Paint, Plaster
Italian Stone Sculpture Early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian Stone Sculpture Early 20th Century
stone
70cm x 50cm
good original condition
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Europe Busts
Materials
Stone
Huge Art Deco Male Figure Tennis Player, French, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
On first viewing of this fabulous original Art Deco figure you can't not be taken aback by the sheer size, very unusual and impressive, standing 55 cm high and 40 cm in length he's t...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Europe Busts
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Spelter
Doctor Edvard Beneš Ceramic Bust, circa 1950's.
Located in Praha, CZ
The President of Czechoslovakia was the head of Czechoslovakia in the years 1918–1939 and 1945–1992.
Original Condition
Category
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Bronze on vintage sculpture (bust) from Nucleus' Boolean series
By Nucleo
Located in Collegno, IT
Reminiscent of Wertheimer's theories, Nucleus operates a segmentation of the perceptual field that also occurs according to the mnemonic stores of each individual's past, so as to fa...
Category
2010s Europe Busts
Materials
Bronze
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 Baroque Antique Europe Busts
Materials
Marble
Terracotta Buste of a Lady, England circa 1910
Located in Knutsford, GB
An early 20th century sculpted terracotta bust of a lady.
The rear indistinctly signed, possibly for Josep Reyes.
The sitter with adorned coiffure, her head turned gently , her sh...
Category
1910s European Art Nouveau Vintage Europe Busts
Materials
Terracotta
A plaster sculpture of a man's head with closed eyes - France - 1950
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A refined plaster sculpture depicting a man's head with closed eyes, crafted in France during the 1950s. It features a magnificent patina, adding to its allure and sophistication.
T...
Category
1950s European Art Deco Vintage Europe Busts
Materials
Plaster
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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Romantic Europe Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Angels in Italian Marble Early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of Angels in Italian Marble Early 20th Century
Marble
65cm x 30cm
original conditions
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Europe Busts
Materials
Marble
Terracotta Head of the Dying Warrior of the Frontons of Egina 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Terracotta head of the dying warrior of the frontons of Egina 20th century
Italy
Measures: Height 56 cm
Width 25 cm
Length 33 cm
Weight 8 kg
Historical period between 500 and 480 BC
...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Europe Busts
Materials
Terracotta
CLOVIS EDMOND MASSON (1838-1913) "Lion and Lioness" 19th Century
By Clovis Edmond Masson
Located in Madrid, ES
CLOVIS EDMOND MASSON (1838-1913)
"Lion and Lioness".
Bronze sculptural group.
Signed.
Dim.: 32 x 84 x 22 cm
very good condition
Category
Late 19th Century French Modern Antique Europe Busts
Materials
Bronze
Big Plaster Sculpture of Medusa Head, Belgium 1960
Located in Brussels, BE
From an sculptor studio, fine plaster sculpture of Medusa.
Belgium, circa 1960.
Category
1960s Belgian Classical Greek Vintage Europe Busts
Materials
Plaster
19th Century, Pair of Terracotta French Busts
By Augustin Pajou
Located in IT
Pair of terracotta French busts resting on circular marble bases, 19th century, signed on the back.
The refined pair of busts depicts a man and a woman who have been paired accord...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Europe Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Postmodern Bust of a Seductive Josephine Baker with Eccentric Decoration
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This black bust most probably depicts Josephine Baker, the great French American-born performer.
This woman seems to have just stepped out of the Folies Be...
Category
1980s Dutch Post-Modern Vintage Europe Busts
Materials
Resin
Sculpture of a Tilted Face in Patinated Bronze, Contemporary Art, 21st Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture of a tilted face in patinated bronze, Contemporary art, 21st century.
Sculpture of a tilted face in patinated bronze, contemporary art, 21st century.
h: 42cm, w: 40cm, d: ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Europe Busts
Materials
Bronze
Italian Bronze Neoclassical Grand Tour Bust
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A small Italian Grand Tour bust, circa 1780, depicting a patinated bronze gentleman in neoclassical dress upon a contrasting marble plinth. Onc...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Europe Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Marble bust by Guglielmo Pugi (1850-1915)
By Guglielmo Pugi
Located in Wijnegem, BE
A youthful, idealized Neoclassical marble bust, possibly an allegorical figure like Cupid, or a putto (cherub).
Italy, C.1890-1910.
Guglielmo Pugi (1850-1915) was a renowned Italia...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Europe Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
20th Century Hand Carved Marble Greek Head Bust
Located in Southall, GB
A beautiful 20th century hand carved marble Greek head bust with a black marble base. Stunning detail and skill from the artist, this piece would be fantast...
Category
20th Century European Europe Busts
Materials
Marble
17th Century French Stone Bust
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An extremely rare 17th Century French life size headless bust of a robed male mounted on a steel base.
This bust has had a small amount of restoration, ...
Category
17th Century French Folk Art Antique Europe Busts
Materials
Stone
Pair of Ceramic Figurines Bu Ugo Zaccagnini
By Ceramiche Zaccacnini
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pair of ceramic figurines by Ugo Zaccagnini.
Italy, 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Europe Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Sicilian Moorish Heads Pair in Polished Lava Stone, Limited Edition
Located in Milano, IT
Fabulous pair of limited-edition, contemporary art Sicilian Moorheads of fine Sicilian workmanship.
The Moor heads are made entirely of lava stone: the male head is polished, while ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Europe Busts
Materials
Lava
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.
Category
Late 20th Century Europe Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Sculpture of a Female Bust in Patinated Bronze, Contemporary Art, 21st Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture of a female bust in patinated bronze, contemporary art, 21st century.
Sculpture of a female bust in patinated bronze, contemporary art, 21st century.
h : 37cm, w : 26cm, d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Europe Busts
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Bust Order of Knighthood Frantz 'Marie Pierre François' Vermeylen, 1921
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Stunning life-size bust of a gentleman with an Order of Knighthood from Belgium.
Beautiful weathered patin, if you want the colors more deep you can wax the bronze.
Marie Pierre ...
Category
1920s Belgian Elizabethan Vintage Europe Busts
Materials
Bronze
Garibaldi's Portrait Majolica, Ceramic, Made in Italy
Located in Roma, IT
This Garibaldi's Portrait Majolica is an original decorative object realized in ceramic.
An interesting colored ceramic tile representing the Italian 19th century general Giuseppe...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Europe Busts
Materials
Majolica
Green Glazed Ceramic Buddha's Head
Located in Marbella, ES
Green Glazed Ceramic Buddha's Head
Category
Early 17th Century Asian Antique Europe Busts
Materials
Ceramic
1990s Bust of Woman Hand Carved in Carrara White and Alicante Red Marble
Located in Marbella, ES
1990s Bust of a woman, hand carved by craftsmen using Carrara white marble for the head and Alicante red for the toga and hut, where the white veins give movement and realism to the ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Europe Busts
Materials
Marble
19th Century, French Terracotta Bust and Marble Base with Nobleman
Located in IT
Terracotta bust depicting nobleman, marble base, 19th century, France
The refined bust depicts a nobleman dressed according to the fashion of the mid-eighteenth century in France. T...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Europe Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Biagio Romeo Wood and Bronze Sculpture
By Romeo
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful sculpture designed by Biagio Romeo in the 1960s, of fine Italian manufacture. The sculpture has a rectangular base made of polished black wood, ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe Busts
Materials
Bronze
Goat Bullet Ceramic Sculpture Centerpiece Completely Handmade Without Mold. 2023
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of a Sheep in a modern way. The animal is gently painted with a brown color.
Our designer creates these pieces completely by hand, without any ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Europe Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Rare Pair of 19th Century Portrait Busts of Caesars Marcus Aurelius and Caracall
Located in Benington, Herts
Wonderful pair of 19th Century Roman Emperor Portrait Busts Representing Marcus Aurelius and Caracalla in Terracotta with Bronze Heads.
Italy Naples late 19th / early 20th Century.
Life-size busts, the heads cast in bronze with the body of terracotta, modelled with vest without sleeves and toga thrown over one shoulder.
Wonderful verdigris patination to the bronze and weathered to the terracotta.
Very unusual to have a bronze head coupled with a terracotta body these highly imposing decorative busts are of excellent quality. Depicting the Roman Caesars...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Europe Busts
Materials
Bronze
Resin Bust Head of a Renaissance Character with Antique Finish with Base
Located in Marbella, ES
Resin Bust Head of a Renaissance character with Antique finish with base.
Category
2010s French Europe Busts
Materials
Resin
Two Orientalist Spelter Busts of Female Figures
Located in London, GB
This busts in this pair of spelter sculptures take the form of two Orientalist female figures. The figures wear Orientalist clothing and are embellished with Orientalist-style jewelr...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Europe Busts
Materials
Spelter
Danish Mid-Century Modern Plaster bust of a Polynesian beauty by Edith Pedersen
Located in Berlin, Germany
Danish Mid-Century Modern Plaster bust of a Polynesian beauty by Edith Pedersen
This bust was made in Denmark in the 1950s by Edith Pedersen. It is made of plaster and was painted b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Europe Busts
Materials
Plaster
A 20th Century Renaissance Style Patinated Bronze 'Lisa Bardivs 1477' Bust
Located in London, GB
A stunning and finely crafted bronze bust depicting a noblewoman in Renaissance-style attire.
This captivating sculpture is a superb example of 19th-century neoclassical artistry, r...
Category
20th Century British Renaissance Europe Busts
Materials
Bronze
Marble Statue Marie Antoinette
Located in Esbeek, NL
beautiful marble statue of Marie Antoinette
Queen consort of France.
Category
19th Century French Antique Europe Busts
Materials
Marble
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Bust entitled "Silvia" by Emmanuel Villanis
By Emmanuel Villanis
Located in London, GB
A very fine late 19th century French bronze bust of an attractive classical maiden modelled in the Art Nouveau style, with fabulous multi hued patination of brown and a subtle green, accentuating the excellent hand finished detail. Signed E Villanis, with Societe des Bronzes foundry seal, numbered and with raised title to the fore.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 28 cm
Width: 16 cm
Depth: 10 cm
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
circa: 1890
Materials: Bronze
Book Ref: Emmanuel Villanis by Josje Hortulanus-de Mik
Page No: 79
SKU: 8775
ABOUT
Sylvia Ballet - Silvia
Sylvia, (the spelling is different in french) is a classical ballet. It features a nondescript mythical setting and a late nineteenth-century score, in which it's themes correlate to giving it a more classical feel, however, it was quite revolutionary for its time. The score was and still is recognized for its greatness. Delibes' work is certainly the best appreciated aspect of the ballet for its innovation, creativity, and maturity. Frederick Ashton's choreography complements the music very well in this respect, staying true to the spirit of the original production while incorporating modern techniques and adding his own unique touch.
The ballet itself follows Sylvia who is a loyal follower of Diana (the goddess of the hunting and chassitity). The story starts with Sylvia being stalked by the diety Eros. When she discovers this they fire their bows at each other respectively. However only Eros's shot is true and wounds Sylvia. This is where she is kidnapped by an unknown assailant later revealed to be Orion.
Sylvia escapes the caves of Orion by getting her captor intoxicated and pleading to Eros to rescue her. When he begrudgingly rescues her he takes her to the temple of Diana where her love awaits. This leads her to repeal her oath of Chassity taken as a follower of Diana.
Emmanuel Villanis
Emmanuel Villanis was an industrious man. He is believed to have created some 200 to 250 pieces. His oeuvre pre-eminently consisted of busts and full body statues. Most of these were manufactured in bronze, but there are also models in white metal and terra cotta. Different patinas were used. The bronzes were mainly cast by the Societé de Bronzes de Paris and can be recognised by the round stamp...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Europe Busts
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Bust on Marble Plinth by Georges Van der Straeten
By Georges Van der Straeten
Located in London, GB
Bronze bust on marble plinth by Georges van der Straeten
Belgian, c. 1900
Measures: Height 69cm, width 34cm, depth 21cm
This beautiful portrait bust is by the Belgian sculptor Georges van der Straeten. The bust depicts in patinated bronze a young woman, who twists her head to her right and glances her eyes slightly askance. She is wearing a head covering and a light dress...
Category
Early 1900s Belgian Antique Europe Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Carrara Marble hand-carved bust in White Statuario quality Marble
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Antique carrara marble hand-carved bust in white statuario quality marble.
h 47 x w 32 x d 29 cm
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Europe Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
1970s Spanish Signed Terracotta Head
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Spanish signed terracotta head.
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Europe Busts
Materials
Terracotta
17th Century, Italian Ancient Carved Stone Bust of Roman Emperor
Located in IT
17th century, Italian ancient carved stone bust of Roman Emperor
Measures: H 33 (with base) H 28.5 (sculpture only) x 25 x 7 cm.
The ancient bust, in ...
Category
17th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Europe Busts
Materials
Marble, Stone
Johannes C. Bjerg. Plaster Cast Bust
By Johannes C. Bjerg
Located in Kastrup, DK
Johannes C. Bjerg 1886-1955.
Head in plaster of a preliminary study for the sculpture "Uffe" by Johannes C. Bjerg", 1912-1913.
Provenance: Has been...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Europe Busts
Materials
Plaster
Himba child head carved on red sandstone -made in Italy
By Laboratorio Todini
Located in Tarquinia, IT
sandstone sculpture, himba sculpture, red sandstone sculpture, Italian art
handmade small Himba sculpture on red sandstone rock, attached on base.
dimensions h 35 x 16 x 22 cm weigh...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Colonial Revival Europe Busts
Materials
Sandstone
EARLY 20th CENTURY SMALL BRONZE CHILD WITH CAP BY P. PIRAINO
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant bronze bust, made using the lost wax technique and hand-chiseled. The sculpture is mounted on a parallelepiped base in yellow marble, which enhances its stability and support...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Europe Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Sculpture statue Zeus / Hercules 1904
Located in MILL, NL
Oversized classical head of a bearded man possibly Zeus or Hercules. Made in unfired clay. Beautiful color and patina. Some old repairs here and there. Signed RILEY 1904, probably fr...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Europe Busts
Materials
Clay
