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Carlo Nicoli Bronze "Le Travail"
By Carlo Nicoli
Located in Round Top, TX
successful artists working in Florence during the mid to late 19th century.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Bronze
Alexandre Ouline Head of a Worker Bronze Sculpture on the Marble Base
By Alexandre Ouline
Located in Vilnius, LT
and bust bronze statues.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large Ceramic Negress Head Scandinavian Midcentury by Ove Rasmussen, Denmark
By Ove Frits Rasmussen
Located in London, GB
Well modelled and stylish large ceramic bust of a tribal negress head with her hand supporting her
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Original Hand Made Art Mask Jean-Paul Belmondo
Located in Oakland, CA
Original Hand Made Art Mask, a lifelike image of French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo. This mask is very dimensional with great artistic details and a natural finish. There is a fascinati...
Category
1990s Argentine Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Paint, Paper
Original Hand Made Art Mask Marcello Mastroianni
Located in Oakland, CA
Original Hand Made Art Mask, a lifelike image of Itallion actor Marcello Mastroianni. This mask is very dimensional with great artistic details and a natural finish. There is a fasci...
Category
1990s Argentine Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Paint, Paper
Unusual, Hand Carved Wooden Sculpture, Woman’s Head
Located in Schagen, NL
, stained and lacquered. It has a very midcentury look. Underneath it is signed with a marker 'C.A.F. vd
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of Decorative Antique English Rolled Brass Wire Parrot Cages, circa 1845
Located in Houston, TX
Antique brass and wire ebonized wood parrot cages and faux bamboo stands; of far eastern inspiration, the bell shaped cages with large ebonized turned finals, removable trays, compl...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Victorian Busts
Brutalist Metal Midcentury Modern Conquistador Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Surprise, AZ
Brutalist Sculpture of Conquistador / Don Quixote 1960s. Welded Torch Cut Steel Sculpture on Ebonized Mahogany Base. In the manner of Curtis Jere. Unmarked.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Steel
"Self As Nat Halper" Sculpture by William Dickey King
By William King (b.1925)
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Delightful thin wood sculpture signed in monogran and titled Self as Nat Halper.
William King (25 February 1925 – 4 March 2015) was a contemporary American sculptor born in Jacks...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Wood
Breker French Figural Bronze Sculpture, "Portrait of Hans Gerling"
By Arno Breker, Bischof
Located in Paris, FR
Arno Breker
(1900-1991)
"Portrait of Hans Gerling."
Old and genuine bronze sculpture with a greenish brown patina.
Signed 'A. Breker'
located 'Allensbach' and dated '1956'
...
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Female Figure In Wood
Located in Mexico City, MX
19th Century Female Figure In Wood
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Colombian Colonial Revival Busts
Sculpture After Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux "Neapolitan Fisherboy"
By Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Exquisite sculpture of the Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux "Neapolitan Fisherboy" (Pêcheur napolitain à la coquille), 1857. If you've been to the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, you...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Romantic Busts
Materials
Marble
Important Characteristic Head by Franz Hagenauer, 1970s
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien, Franz Hagenauer
Located in Vienna, AT
Bearing his head at an angle the figurine seams to behold the room. His fly is fastened coquettish around his neck. The prominent stylised nose divides the face and emphasizes the st...
Category
Vintage 1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Museum Copy Porphyry Head on Stepped Cut Steel Base
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a really rather lovely contemporary museum copy porphyry head on a stepped cut steel base.
Height: 78cm (11") head only: 13cm (5")
Width: 12cm (4.5") head only: 10cm (4"...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Busts
Materials
Porphyry, Steel
Guanyin, the Chinese Form of the Bodhisattva, Ming Style, China, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
goddess of compassion.
Polychrome wood, small crinkles in the wood;
Ming style, China, 19th century.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Ming Busts
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century Italian Blackamoores
Located in Stockholm, SE
Italian Blackamoores. Depicting a man and a woman.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Busts
Materials
Marble
$14,211 / set
Brass Carnival Mask Mounted on Black Marble
Located in New Westminster, British Columbia
This alluring, brass carnival mask has a striking presence. Floating atop a black marble base, this life sized face seems almost to be a casting it is so lifelike - the expression se...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Marble, Brass
Anatomical Sculpture by Marcus Sommer for Somso, 1960s
By Marcus Sommer
Located in Mazowieckie, PL
This anatomical sculpture was designed by Marcus Sommer in the 1960s. It was hand-painted and is signed by the maker.
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Synthetic
Life-Size Torso of Venus of Milo in Stucco, 1970s
Located in Sint Annaland, NL
Life-size Torso of venus of Milo in plaster, Italy, 1970s.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Busts
19th Century French School Terra Cotta "Young Childs Face"
Located in Charleston, SC
Interesting hand-sculpted terra cotta about an "Etude" of a young child's face. Resting on a wooden base.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Other Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Head in Stone of a Young Man, France, 1950s
Located in Sint Annaland, NL
Head of a young man in granite on a black marble statute.
Signed: S. Nicolet.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Granite
19th Century French Wig Head Marotte Papier Maché
Located in Sames, FR
Antique French 19th century wig stand or head called Marotte. In original paint out of papier maché.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Busts
Materials
Paper
Midcentury Acrylic and Ceramic Head Sculpture by David Gil for Bennington
By David Gil
Located in Marietta, GA
Midcentury acrylic and ceramic head sculpture by David Gil for Bennington. No known issues that
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Acrylic
Gold Leaf on Terracotta Buddha Head
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This Italian goldleafed terracotta Buddha head dates to the 1960s-1970s and its serene face will help bring a calmness to your home and life.
Note: Base measures 4.25" height x 7....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Busts
Materials
Marble
Glass Sculpture of Woman Face in Profile Named "Marketa" by Miloslav Klinger
By Miloslav Klinger
Located in RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO
This textured and semi polished Aqua Glass is signed and dated. Created by the artist in 1978. This profile of woman named Marketa is part of a series of sculptures of the subject.
...
Category
Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Art Glass
Faux Painted Terracotta Greek Plaster Museum Copy, circa 1860
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a most striking ?mid-19th century faux painted terracotta Greek plaster museum copy of a
Category
Antique 1860s French Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Plaster
Hand Carved African Wood and Beaded Sculpture
By Yoruba People
Located in Fulton, CA
of wood are painted. Attributed to Yoruba, Nigeria, Africa. Mid-late 20th century.
Yoruba Art
Category
Late 20th Century Nigerian Busts
Rare Terra Cotta Large-Sized Sphinx with Head of Woman, 18th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
).
3. Pair of sphynges with a child, terra cotta, mid-18th century. (H. 75 – L. 90 – D. 45 cm
Category
Antique 1770s French Louis XVI Busts
Carved Wood African Bust
Located in Antwerp, BE
This bust comes from my own collection of vintage and antique heads. The primitive but skilled
Category
Mid-20th Century African Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Sculptors Bust Stand
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
A pine sculptures bust stand.
Off elegant form and with a intriguing timber ratchet mechanism
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Pine
$1,638 / set
Cast Iron Portrait Bust
Located in North Egremont, MA
Rare 19th century cast iron portrait bust deftly rendered in the round. An unusual vernacular use
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Sculptures and Carvings
$1,800
Pair of 19th Century Meissen Busts
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of Meissen porcelain busts modelled as fine ladies in Elizabethan and late 18 century
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century German Neoclassical Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
$8,740 / set
Glazed Ceramic Bust Sculpture by Yonts
Located in Asheville, NC
A nicely detailed and well executed ceramic bust signed Yonts, 81. Quite a statement piece
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Brass Pair of Classical Bust Lamps
Located in Richmond, VA
A stylized pair of brass clad lamps in the classical tradition. The lamps have fluted enameled wooden plinth bases and the original shades.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$2,350 / set
Double Sided Bust Sculpture by Lim Nang Seng
Located in Charlottesville, VA
bust is highly detailed and a gorgeous objet to behold. Seng was regarded as the National Sculpture of
Category
Mid-20th Century Singaporean Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Clay
Bust of Francisco Sá Carneiro in Metal, Portugal
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Bust of Francisco Sá Carneiro. With a dark finish and rough texture, the sculpture shows the
Category
Late 20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Pair of Cerused Oak Neoclassical Bust Lamps
Located in Richmond, VA
A stylized pair of hand-carved cerused oak neoclassical bust lamps with polychromed black and gold
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Oak
$1,875 / set
Rosewood Balinese Bust of a Young Woman
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish rosewood figure of a young woman was created in Bali and it will make a subtle statement with its form and use of materials. The figure is adorned with a single flower i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Balinese Romantic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rosewood
Life-Size Terracotta Bust by Herman Volz
By Herman Roderick Volz 1
Located in Fulton, CA
A handcrafted sculpture in terracotta by California artist, Herman Roderick Volz.
Herman Roderick Volz
Painter, muralist, lithographer, set designer and ceramist. Formal trainin...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Chokwe Tribal Female Bust with Scarifications and Finely Carved Hair
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Democratic Republic of Congo, early to mid-20th century.
A finished piece as a bust, probably as a carver's
Category
20th Century Angolan Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of Carved Wooden Busts of Natives from Indonesia
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful carved wood bust of a male and female native of Indonesia. These are fine examples of
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Drago Cherina Bronze Bust of Alexander Solzhenitsyn Dated 1974
By Drago Cherina
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Rare bronze bust of Alexander Solzhenitsyn by Drago Cherina signed and dated 1974. Original gallery
Category
Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Hollywood Regency Brass Ram Bust on Green Marble Base
Located in Houston, TX
This substantial brass bust of a ram is mounted on a green marble base to make an attractive
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Animal Sculptures
Ceramic Bust of Exotic African Woman by Leopold Anzengruber
By Leopold Anzengruber
Located in Papaikou, HI
This lovely and sensuous female figure is executed in a more modernist and slightly abstract manner than most of the output of Anzengruber. The pose, with the eyes closed, and the he...
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Brass
French Mid-19th Century Green Serpentine Marble Column
Located in Suffolk, GB
A French mid-19th century green serpentine marble column.
This column consists of a circular
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Pedestals and Columns
Materials
Serpentine
Vintage, Anatomical, Didactic Torso, Female Bust with Head, Somso, 1960s
By Somso
Located in Schagen, NL
- Torso
This bust remains in very good condition with signs of age and use.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Scientific Instruments
Figural Table Lamp of a Louis XVI Style Female Metal Bust
Located in Antwerp, BE
stone base. The lamp dates to the mid-20th century and includes the original unusually shaped handmade
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Model Bust Mannequin Torso w Articulated Arms, Moch Figuren, Koln, Germany
By Moch Figuren
Located in Madison, WI
Male model, bust, mannequin, dress form with articulated arms. On original, adjustable ornate brass
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Vintage Black Glazed Ceramic Cubist Bust Lamp Attributed to Heifetz, 1950s
By Yasha Heifetz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Vintage Black Glazed Ceramic Abstracted Cubist Bust Lamp Attributed to Yasha Heifetz, Circa 1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Monumental 19th Century Carved Wood Quan Yin
Kuan Yin or Guan Yin
Bust
Located in San Francisco, CA
Offered here is a monumental carved wood Quan Yin ( also spelled as Kuan Yin or Guan Yin) bust
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Small Cabinet in Boulle Marquetry, Napoleon III period – Mid-19th century
Located in HÉRIC, FR
attention. It will bring character and beauty to your home.
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Period: Mid-19th century
Certificate
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Historical Portrait of Beatrice Cenci, Italian Painting, Mid-18th Century Oil
Located in Rome, Italy
Italian painter, mid-18th century
Historical portrait of Beatrice Cenci
Not signed
Daughter of
Category
Antique 1850s Italian Paintings
Materials
Canvas
20th Century Italian Pedestal Planter Neoclassical Style in Lacquered Wood
Located in Rome, IT
Manufactured in Italy in the mid-20th century, this beautiful stand follows the neoclassical style
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Pedestals and Columns
Materials
Wood
Creamware Candle Shade
Located in Woodstock, NY
. Mid eighteen century origin.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Queen Anne Candle Holders
$1,200
19th Century Decorative Wall Plaque Maiolica by M. Krause
Located in ŚWINOUJŚCIE, 32
created in England in the mid-18th century as a result of experiments on stoneware. It is a type of hard
Category
Antique 19th Century Polish Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Norfolk House George II Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
noted on a number of distinguished pieces of case furniture dating from the mid-18th century including
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Bookcases
Limestone relief with a pair of deities from Palmyra
Located in London, GB
sensitivity.
For this reason they can be considered more ancient (than mid II century AD if not preceding
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Syrian Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
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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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