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Vintage Monumental Lucite Head Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An amazing large three dimensional sculpture of the silhouette of a person’s head, neck, and
Category

Late 20th Century Post-Modern Busts

Materials

Lucite

Plaster Head Statue, circa 1940
Located in London, GB
Unique Curio Solid Plaster Head Death Mask Statue circa 1940 For sale in this LOT is a completely
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Vintage 1930s French Busts

Materials

Plaster

Bronze Buddha Bust On Black Lacquered Plinth Base
Located in Chicago, IL
Heavy cast bronze Buddha bust or head on a black lacquered wood plinth. This Tibetan style Buddha
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Vintage 1960s Chinese Busts

Materials

Bronze

Copeland Majolica Bust of Clytie The Water Nymph
By Copeland
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Copeland Majolica bust which features head and shoulders of a woman on a bed of leaves. Sits on a
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Antique 1870s English Busts

Materials

Majolica

Gilded Carved Smokey Quartz Horse Bust
Located in Houston, TX
A handsome and chic hand carved smokey quartz horse head bust with gilded mount on acrylic base.
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Organic Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Quartz

Tang Dynasty Stone Carved Buddha Head
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Buddha head sculpture carved in stone. China, Tang Dynasty 618-960. Stunning and sophisticated
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Busts

Materials

Stone

Midcentury French Plaster Mannequin Mould Heads
Located in London, GB
An unusual set of plaster mannequin heads. Believed to be moulds for more mass produced heads
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Busts

Materials

Plaster

L.N. Fowler Phrenology Head Statue
Located in Buchanan, MI
L.N. Fowler phrenology head statue. Phrenology was a popular 19th century theory that intelligence
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Antique 19th Century European Busts

Materials

Porcelain

Turk’s Head Counter top Tobacconist Figure
Located in Nantucket, MA
Carved figural bust out of a block of Pine. The man’s face with a mustache wearing a turban with
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Busts

Materials

Pine, Giltwood, Paint

Vintage Lifesize Crash Test Dummy Head
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Graphic vintage rubber and metal crash test dummy head found in the midwest.
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20th Century American Busts

Materials

Metal

18th Century Carved Wood Santos Head
Located in London, GB
18th century carved wood Santos head We are proud to offer a wonderful example of a fine 18th
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Antique 1780s Italian Baroque Busts

Materials

Walnut

Walnut Birch Resin Alien Head Sculpture
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Alien head sculpture circa mid-1970s. This large-scale example combines layered walnut and birch
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Busts

Materials

Resin, Birch, Walnut

1930 s Boutique Display Mannequin Head
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Elegant vintage bust from the glamour of 1930's France. Originally from a former department store
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Vintage 1930s French Busts

Materials

Plaster

Large Vintage Thai Zinc Buddha Head
Located in Winnetka, IL
A large vintage Thai Ayutthaya style, zinc Buddha head having a serene expression with curled
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Vintage 1970s Tibetan Tibetan Busts

Materials

Zinc

Vintage Boho Glazed Ceramic Head Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Boho hand made Ceramic sculpture. A chic artisan head in a glazed crackle finish
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Late 20th Century American Busts

Materials

Ceramic

Mid Century Studio Ceramic Cubist Head
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Unique Mid Century era studio ceramic head. Cubist in nature, very Picasso like. Asymmetrical
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Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Ceramic

Art Deco Belgium Female Head, 1930s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Art Deco Belgium female head, 1930s. Very heavy,green stone. In good original condition with
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Vintage 1930s Belgian Art Deco Busts

Materials

Stone

Jens Jacob Bregnø, Bronze Head Sculpture
By Jens Jacob Bregnö
Located in Kastrup, DK
Jens Jacob Bregnø 1877-1946. Bronze male head with green patina. Signed with monogram J.B
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Vintage 1920s Danish Modern Busts

Materials

Bronze

Large Gandharan Stucco Head of Buddha
Located in Austin, TX
A larger than life size head of the Buddha from the ancient region of Gandhara. The use of stucco
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Pakistani Greco Roman Busts

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century Wax Mannequin Head
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century wax mannequin head We are proud to offer a lovely characteristic weathered
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Vintage 1930s French Folk Art Busts

Materials

Natural Fiber

French Art Deco Bronze Bust of a Young Boy
Located in Astoria, NY
French Art Deco period sculpted bronze bust depicting the head of a young boy, atop a wooden base
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Busts

Materials

Bronze

Midcentury French Outdoor Weathered Cast Stone Statuary Woman Bust
Located in Dallas, TX
circa 1950, the figure depicts a young woman bust, head turned with headscarf covering her hair, and
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Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Busts

Materials

Cast Stone

A Marble Head of Admiral Lord Nelson
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Marble Head of Admiral Lord Nelson from a bust by or after Thaller and Ranson, circa 1801-1805
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Antique Early 1800s English Busts

Materials

Marble

Early 20th Century Italian Terracotta Santos Head
Located in London, GB
20th century hand-sculpted terracotta Santos figure head. Likely to have been attached to a full bust
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Vintage 1920s Italian Victorian Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Bronze and Marble Head of Beethoven Sculpture
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bronze and marble head of Beethoven sculpture. Unusual off centre placement of bronze head onto
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20th Century Unknown American Classical Busts

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Evolution of the Marble Childs Head Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
...SOLD..A moving and beautiful unique sculpture of a baby or child head in an unfinished state
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20th Century Classical Roman Busts

Auguste Rodin Style Cast Bronze Head Sculpture
By Auguste Rodin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Auguste Rodin style cast bronze head sculpture. The form uses the lost wax bronze method to capture
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Early 20th Century Unknown Expressionist Busts

Materials

Bronze

Magnificent Large Antique White Marble Buddha Head
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Magnificent white marble antique Buddha head in a large size, having a beautiful peaceful
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Antique 19th Century Thai Busts

Materials

Marble

Aldo Londi for Bitossi Ceramic Buddha Head
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in San Francisco, CA
Aldo Londi Bitossi Buddha bust, ceramic, orange, gold, Rosenthal Netter, signed. Medium scale
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Busts

Materials

Ceramic

Stunning "Woman s Head" Sculpture by Walter Dreisbach
Located in Dallas, TX
Dark granite sculpture of a woman's head by Walter Dreisbach (1929-2015) Signed on underside
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20th Century American Art Deco Busts

Materials

Granite

Antique Southeast Asian Gilt Bronze Buddha Head
Located in Astoria, NY
Thai or Cambodian gilt bronze Buddha head depicted with ushnisha and elongated earlobes, mounted on
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Early 20th Century Asian Busts

Materials

Bronze

"Flora" Head Sculpture by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
By Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
Located in New York, NY
"Flora Whitney Miller" - Bronze head sculpture by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. Molded foundry mark
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Early 20th Century American Busts

Materials

Stone, Bronze

19th Century French Empire Gitwood Heads Sphinxes
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of sphinx heads, French empire era in gilded and polychrome wood, surely they were part of an
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Antique Early 19th Century European Empire Busts

Materials

Giltwood

Early 20th century English carved wooden shop mannequin head
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century English carved wooden shop mannequin head Dimensions in inches: H 7.5” x W 5” x
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Vintage 1940s British Late Victorian Busts

Materials

Pine

Gilded Bronze Child s Head on Marble Base
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Gilded bronze child's head on marble base by F. Michelet, early 20th century. Measures: H 35 cm, W
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Early 20th Century European Napoleon III Busts

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th Century French Mannequin Wax Head
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century French Mannequin Wax Head An unusual and quite scary looking French wax
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Early 20th Century French Late Victorian Busts

Materials

Natural Fiber

19th Century French Wax Head Shop Mannequin
Located in London, GB
19th Century French Wax Head Shop Mannequin Dated from the late 19th to early 20th century this
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Antique Early 1900s French Victorian Busts

Materials

Natural Fiber

"Cameron" Mythological Head Sculpture by Félix Pascua
By Felix Pascua
Located in Madrid, ES
Mythological head sculpture made by Spanish artist Fe´lix Pascua (Santander, Spain 1932). Made of
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Early 2000s Spanish Busts

Materials

Stone

Joan H. Shapiro Carved Stone Head Sculpture
By Joan Shapiro
Located in Long Island City, NY
This Joan H. Shapiro carved stone head sculpture, signed by artist Shapiro whose work was mainly
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Busts

Materials

Stone

Joan H. Shapiro Carved Stone Head Sculpture
By Joan Shapiro
Located in Long Island City, NY
This Joan H. Shapiro carved stone head sculpture, signed by artist Shapiro whose work was mainly
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Busts

Materials

Stone

Norman Carton Head in Hand Plaster Sculpture
By Norman Carton
Located in Astoria, NY
Norman Carton (Ukrainian/American, 1908 - 1980) plaster statue sculpture depicting a serene head
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20th Century American Classical Busts

Materials

Plaster

19th Century Italian Hand Carved Santos Head
Located in London, GB
19th century carved Santos head We are proud to offer a mid-19th century hand carved Santos figure
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Antique 1850s Italian Edwardian Busts

Materials

Wood

Vintage Coastal Cast Cement Female Head Planter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Add a touch of coastal allure to your garden with this Vintage Coastal Cast Cement Female Head
Category

Late 20th Century North American Bohemian Busts

Materials

Concrete

Mid-20th Century Unusual Mannequin Head Mold
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th Century Unusual Mannequin Head Mold This unusual mid-20th century male form mannequin
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Vintage 1950s British Mid-Century Modern Busts

Materials

Metal

Roman Marble Head of Mercury, 100 Ad
Located in London, GB
Roman marble head of Mercury, 'the divine trickster', circa 1st-2nd century AD. With deep-set
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier European Classical Roman Busts

Materials

Marble

Antique Wax Head attributed to Matsumoto Kisaburo
Located in London, GB
Antique Wax Head attributed to Matsumoto Kisaburo A rare museum example of a male wax China man
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Antique 1850s Japanese Early Victorian Busts

Materials

Natural Fiber

Wax Mannequin Head of a Young Girl
Located in Culver City, CA
Wax head / bust of a young girl mannequin glass eyes, real human teeth.
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Early 20th Century French Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wax

Basalt Head of Egyptian Pharaoh Tuthmosis, 18th Dynasty
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Exquisitely carved head of the pharaoh wearing a head cloth with fragmentary uraeus with a serene
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Busts

Materials

Granite

Italian Marble Head on Wooden Base, circa 1800
Located in Dallas, TX
This is an antique Italian carved marble head of a young man in a Greco/Roman helmet on a wooden
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Antique 19th Century Italian Busts

Materials

Marble, Iron

An 18th Century Grand Tour Head Of Juno
Located in Kent, Dover
An Italian 'Grand Tour' head of Juno or Hera. In a beautiful eau de nil marble, mounted on a later
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Busts

Jens Jacob Bregnø Signed Bronze Faun Head Sculpture
Located in Kastrup, DK
Jens Jacob Bregnø, 1877-1946 Charming small bronze sculpture depicting the head of a merry faun
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Early 20th Century European Modern Busts

Materials

Bronze

1990s Signed Hand Painted Ceramic Monkey Head sculpture
Located in Marbella, ES
1990s Signed Hand Painted Ceramic Monkey Head sculpture
Category

Late 20th Century Spanish Busts

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-20th Century Wax Head with Glass Eyes
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th Century wax head with glass eyes A mid-20th Century hand crafted wax head with glass
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Vintage 1950s British Mid-Century Modern Busts

Materials

Natural Fiber

20th Century French Sculpture of a Child s Head
Located in Sofia, BG
Head of a child in wax, on a wooden base. Period 20th century. Measures: H: 33 cm.
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Mid-20th Century French Busts

Mid-Century Modern Frederic Weinberg Metal Mannequin Head
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Toronto, ON
This elegant and sculptural mannequin head was designed and made by Frederic Weinberg Company based
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Busts

Materials

Wire

Art Deco Cast Metal Female Head Copper Plated
Located in Chicago, IL
Cast white metal copper plated head of woman that was once part of a lamp. Very stylized early art
Category

Vintage 1930s American Busts

Magnificent Monumentally Large Carved Gilded Thai Buddha Head
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Impressively large gilded carved hardwood Thai Buddha head having gold leaf and meticulously
Category

Vintage 1970s Thai Busts

Materials

Hardwood

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Head Bust For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the head bust you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A head bust — often made from metal, stone and wood — can elevate any home. Find 280 options for an antique or vintage head bust now, or shop our selection of 7 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer head bust, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A head bust is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Art Deco styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made head bust over the years, but those crafted by Apparatu, Xavier Mañosa and Austin Productions are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Head Bust?

Prices for a head bust can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $10 and can go as high as $275,926, while the average can fetch as much as $1,839.
Questions About Head Bust
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    A head bust is a sculpted part of the human figure showing only the person’s head and neck. Sometimes sculptors may also include a portion of the chest and shoulders. It is considered by some to be the most intimate form of sculpture. On 1stDibs, you can find antique and vintage head busts.