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Ajax Bust, Black Patina Bronze On A Black Belgian Marble Base, 19th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Ajax Bust, Black Patina Bronze On A Black Belgian Marble Base, 19th Century
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Garniture
Materials
Steel
Art Deco Bronze Bust Sculpture of a Woman / France, 1930
By Auscher
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
century to the mid-20th century. In 1970, the brand Rigolleau Argentina made pieces authorised by Lalique
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Clear and Black Swirl Murano Glass Sculptural Male Bust Lamps, Italy
Located in New York, NY
This pair of clear and black swirl Murano glass sculptural male bust lamps is one of a kind. Each
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Italian Plaster of Paris Sculpt Head Bust Sculpture with Black Wood Base
Located in North Miami, FL
This wonderful restored Italian vintage aqualine plaster of Paris head bust sculpture is so
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood
19th C Scientific James DeVille L N Fowler Phrenology Plaster Bust Head Curio
By L. N. Fowler
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A larger than the normal plaster cast phrenology head, with its original painted finish and paper labels.
The original makers label is partially missing leaving it a bit of a myster...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Scientific Instruments
Materials
Plaster
Art Deco Bedouin Head Bust Terracotta, Glazed Ceramic
Wood Table Lamp, 1950
Located in Miami, FL
One of a kind bedouin head bust table lamp.
Bust is handmade out of Terracotta and Ceramic and
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Bust Sculpture of a Woman / France, 1930
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
century to the mid-20th century. In 1970, the brand Rigolleau Argentina made pieces authorised by Lalique
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair Mid 20th Century Table lamps with Wood Sculpted Heads of Goddess Athena
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful pair of Mid 20th century large table lamps with busts of the Greece goddess Athena
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
American School Glass Miniature Portrait of George Washington, Mid-19th Century
By Gilbert Stuart
Located in Atlanta, GA
on the surface of white glass, likely dating to the mid-19th century. Rendered with precision and
Category
Antique 19th Century American American Colonial Paintings
Materials
Brass
Italian Glazed Terracotta Figural Bust of Diana, Goddess of the Moon, Circa 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
faux painted plinth. Goddess of the moon, Mid-19th Century.
Category
Antique 1850s Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, Paint
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Head / Bust Sculpture of a Woman / France, 1930
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
large amount of furniture, from the end of the 19th century to the mid-20th century. In 1970, the brand
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Chinese Ceramic Bust of Guanyin Kwan Yin Buddha On Wood Stand mid-20c
Located in Richmond, CA
.
circa: mid-20th Century
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ceramic
$395 Sale Price
50% Off
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Sculpture Terrier Dog Bust Bookends M. Louis Fiot, 1920
By Maximilien Louis Fiot
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
century to the mid-20th century. In 1970, the brand Rigolleau Argentina made pieces authorised by Lalique
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Émile Hébert, the Wanderer, Belle Époque Patinated Bronze Sculpture, circa 1880s
By Pierre-Eugène-Émile Hébert
Located in New York, NY
textures reflect the mid-century romantic resurgence.
Hébert, however, commanded a variety of modes. He
Category
Antique 1880s French Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century Ebonised Wood, Gilt Bronze and Pietra Dura Desk
Located in London, GB
Antique Mid-19th century ebonised wood, gilt bronze and Pietra Dura desk,
French, c. 1860s
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone, Ormolu
Pair of French Mid 19th Century Louis XVI St. Porcelain and Ormolu Vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite and high quality pair of French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. blue cobalt Porcelain
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Vases
Materials
Ormolu
Balinese Carved Wooden Portrait of an Elderly Man
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A well carved wooden portrait bust of an elderly man carved by a Balinese artist around the mid
Category
Mid-20th Century Balinese Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
19th Century Onyx and Bronze Clock with William Shakespeare
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
A William Shakespeare Gothic revival mantle clock, dating back to the mid-19th century, superb
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Gothic Revival Mantel Clocks
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Portrait of a Gentleman – French School, Paris workshop (c. 1745–1765)
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
lateral light enhance the finely modeled complexions, characteristic of a mid-18th-century Parisian studio
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas
19th Century Ship’s Figural Transom Carving
Located in Nantucket, MA
Very Scarce Ship’s Figural Transom Carving, Early to Mid 19th Century, a hand carved and hand
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
Pair of French Midcentury Porcelain Deer and Ram Wall Mounts
Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking pair of French midcentury porcelain animal busts, depicting a deer and a ram in crisp
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
16th Century Renaissance Borders – Ornamental Panels, Plate LXXI, 1869
Located in Langweer, NL
16th Century Renaissance Borders – Ornamental Panels from L'Ornement Polychrome, Plate LXXI
This
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints
Materials
Paper
18th Century Rococo Cartouches and Decorative Frames – French Ornament, ca.1869
Located in Langweer, NL
whimsical flair characteristic of mid-18th-century French decorative arts.
This plate was lithographed by
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints
Materials
Paper
Portrait of Alphonse de Lamartine – Stipple Engraving after David d’Angers, 1843
Located in Langweer, NL
the mid-19th century, especially for commemorating cultural figures. It draws on classical traditions
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints
Materials
Paper
Black and White Modern Italian Murano Art Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful and substantial Italian Modern Murano art glass vase, circa mid-20th century
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Two 20th Century Art Nouveau Gilded Metal Italian Candlesticks
Located in Catania, Sicilia
mid 20th century. These elegant pieces capture the quintessential grace and flowing lines of the Art
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Candlesticks
Materials
Metal
French Brass Horse Head Fireplace Tool Set Equestrian Hollywood Regency Style
By Maison Jansen
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
mid-20th century French workshop production.
This Maison Jansen–attributed equestrian fireplace tool
Category
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Style Statuary marble and Ormolu Mounted Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A mid-nineteenth century Louis XVI style Statuary marble and ormolu mounted fireplace, the frieze
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Statuary Marble, Ormolu
David
s head, by Michelangelo, a decorative 20th Century copy, Italy no 1169.
Located in Stockholm, SE
A decorative sculpture / bust of David's head by Michelangelo, a mid-20th Century copy, made in
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Ball, Black
Co. Sterling Silver Medallion Letter Opener Featuring Mars, C 1862
By Ball Black
Co.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
war, framed in the firm’s celebrated Medallion motif. Cast in high relief, the helmeted male bust—bare
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Neoclassical Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco / Cubist Renato Bertelli Sculpture / Desk Paperweight, 1930´s
By Renato Giuseppe Bertelli 1
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
large amount of furniture, from the end of the 19th century to the mid-20th century. In 1970, the brand
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Set of 2 Handcarved 17th Century Oak Wall Panels
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A pair of handcarved mid 17th century oak wall panels with a handsome, even patina and string for
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century English Jacobean Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Oak
Brazilian Silver Plate Coin Ashtray
Located in New York, NY
A silver plate and metal coin ashtray from Brazilian restaurant 'Cine Modas', circa mid-20th
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Ashtrays
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Porcelain Plant Flower Pot Holders Planters Cachepots Jardinières, Pair
Located in New York, NY
with flower and leaf design, circa mid-20th century, Europe. In the Herend or Sevres style. Jardinieres
Category
Mid-20th Century European Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Porcelain
Grand Tour Statuary Marble Relief of a Roman Emperor
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A mid 18th century Grand Tour white statuary marble relief of a Roman emperor, possibly Augustus
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Grand Tour Mounted Objects
Materials
Statuary Marble, Steel
19th Century English Terra Cotta Garden Pedestal
Located in Hudson, NY
This tall and dramatic pedestal created of English terracotta was made in the mid 19th century
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Pedestals and Columns
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Chinese Metal Gilt Filigree and Enamel Cranes Figures on Wooden Stand
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Chinese Gilt Metal Filigree and Enamel Cranes Figures on Wooden Stand.
Mid 20th century
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Brass Gazelle on Lucite Mount Antelope Bookends a Pair 1950s
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
This exquisite pair of Art Deco Revival brass gazelle bust bookends, mounted on amber Lucite bases
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Overscale Faience Pottery Vase
Located in London, GB
A charming mid nineteenth century Faience pottery vase of large scale, with blue ground and yellow
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Miguel Berrocal "Portrait de Michelle" Puzzle Sculpture, 1970´s
By Miguel Berrocal
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
century to the mid-20th century. In 1970, the brand Rigolleau Argentina made pieces authorised by Lalique
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Patinated Bronze Sculpture
The Monkey Rider
by Paul Gayrard, 1846
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
racehorse, startled by a barking dog at his feet.
French, Dated 1846.
The mid-nineteenth century
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1950s Pair Art Deco Revival Polished Brass Gazelle Antelope Mount Bookends
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
to mid-20th century and can elevate the aesthetic of any room they adorn.
The 1950s Pair of Art Deco
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Brass
Plaster head sculpture, France, 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
1940s, modernist figurative sculpture, antique plaster bust, mid-20th-century French art, artist's
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Plaster
Vintage MCM Glazed Ceramic Wall Pockets - Set of 2
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
vintage lady head wall pockets. Crafted in the mid-20th century, these sculptural planters feature the
Category
Late 20th Century American Art Deco Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Turkish Overdyed Rug, American Colonial Revival Meets Modern Industrial
Located in Dallas, TX
: 09'05 x 12'10.
Date: 1960s. Mid-20th Century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Industrial Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$3,960 Sale Price
49% Off
Art Deco Dancer Werkstatte Hagenauer Vienna Brass Polished Wood, Designed 1930s
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
large amount of furniture, from the end of the 19th century to the mid-20th century. In 1970, the brand
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Italian Carved Mirror with Portrait Cartouche
Located in Briarcliff Manor, NY
A mid 18th century Italian carved and gilded mirror with a swag and horn crest surmounted by an
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Thayo Burmese Burma Myanmar Shan Thai Asian Buddha Head Sculpture Statue
Located in Studio City, CA
.
We are listing it as early to mid-20th century but could be older.
A stunning and contemplative
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer
A Majestic and Monumental Patinated Bronze Vase With Regal Roman Emperors
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Majestic and Monumental Patinated Bronze Vase With Regal Roman Emperors, 19th Century
Step into
Category
Antique 19th Century Vases
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Study of a male head - Italian futurist charcoal drawing
Located in Milano, IT
of the early 20th century.
The artist shows remarkable technical mastery, delicately modulating the
Category
Vintage 1910s Drawings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Antonio Garella (Italian, 1863-1919) Marble Sculpture “The Village Celebration"
By Antonio Garella
Located in Los Angeles, CA
studio operated by the Bazzanti family at their gallery on Lungarno Corsini until the mid-20th century
Category
Antique Early 1900s Italian Country Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble, Statuary Marble
19th Century Italian Table with Carved Female Sphinxes and Lions
Located in Antwerp, BE
: 74 cm (29 inches)
Diameter: 70 cm (27.5 inches)
Origin: Italy
Period: Mid to late 19th century
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Pair of 16th Century Renaissance Style Oak Wall Panels
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A pair of handcarved mid 16th century renaissance style oak wall panels depicting portraits of
Category
Antique 16th Century English Country Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Oak
Fine 18th Century Indian Carved Hardwood Architectural Fragment Featuring a Nobl
Located in Lincoln, GB
regions of India during the late Mughal or early Rajput period, circa mid-18th century.
Exquisitely
Category
Antique 18th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair Antique French Louis XV Marble Ormolu Marquetry Wood Pedestals Stands
Located in London, GB
vibrant Louis XV style, which emerged in the mid-18th century. Known for its rounded shapes, graceful
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Pedestals
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Important French Renaissance Revival Silver, Lapis Lazuli, Jeweled Covered Box
Located in New York, NY
goldwork in the mid-19th century. Wièse’s workshop frequently produced pieces in the Renaissance Revival
Category
Antique 1860s French Renaissance Revival Decorative Boxes
Materials
Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Silver
Antique Egyptian and Greco-Roman Heads and Figures – Engraving c.1776
Located in Langweer, NL
from Egypt." It likely dates to the mid-18th century and was published as part of a larger work
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Prints
Materials
Paper
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Midcentury Busts For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of midcentury busts available for sale. The range of distinct midcentury busts — often made from metal, stone and ceramic — can elevate any home. There are 648 antique and vintage midcentury busts for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 2 modern editions to choose from as well. There are all kinds of midcentury busts available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and Neoclassical midcentury busts are consistently popular styles. Aldo Londi, Bitossi and Austin Productions each produced beautiful midcentury busts that are worth considering.
How Much are Midcentury Busts?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,635, while they’re typically $60 on the low end and $62,760 highest priced.
Finding the Right Sculptures for You
Styling your home with vintage, new and antique sculptures means adding a touch that can meaningfully transform the space. By introducing a sculptural work as a decorative finish to any interior, you’re making a statement, whether you tend toward the dramatic or prefer to keep things casual with modest, understated art.
A single, one-of-a-kind three-dimensional figurative sculpture mounted on your dining room wall is a guaranteed conversation piece, while a trio of abstract works arranged on your living room bookshelves can add spontaneity to the collection of first-edition novels or artist monographs you’re displaying as well as draw attention to them. Figurative sculptures are representational works that portray a specific person, animal or object. And while decorating with busts, which are sculpted or cast figurative works, hasn’t exactly topped the list of design trends every year, busts are back. According to designer Timothy Corrigan, “They give humanity in a way that a more abstract sculpture can’t give.” Abstract sculptures, on the other hand, are not meant to show something specific. Instead, they invoke a mood or scene without directly stating what they are portraying.
Busts made of stone or metal may not seem like a good fit for your existing decor. Fortunately, there are many ways for a seemingly incongruous piece to fit in with the rest of your room’s theme. You can embrace a dramatic piece by making it the focal point of the room, or you can choose to incorporate several elements made out of the same material to create harmony in your space. If an antique or more dramatic piece doesn’t feel like you, why not opt for works comprising plastic, fiberglass or other more modern materials?
When incorporating sculpture into the design of your home — be it the playful work of auction hero and multimedia visionary KAWS, contemporary fiber art from Connecticut dealer browngrotta arts or still-life sculpture on a budget — consider proper lighting, which can bring out the distinctive aspects of your piece that deserve attention. And make sure you know how the size and form of the sculpture will affect your space in whole. If you choose a sculpture with dramatic design elements, such as sharp angles or bright colors, for example, try to better integrate this new addition by echoing those elements in the rest of your room’s design.
Get started on decorating with sculpture now — find figurative sculptures, animal sculptures and more on 1stDibs today.
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