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19th century French Female bust in Carrara Marble
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th century French Female bust in Carrara Marble. Masterfully sculpted
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Late Victorian Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
$4,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century Sculpture Plaster Bust of Platon
Located in Madrid, ES
An academy bust in plaster representing a Greek philosopher, possibly Platon, the bust has a high
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Grand Tour Busts
Materials
Plaster
Vintage Boho Bronze Bust of Man After Jacob Epstein
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Embrace artistic flair with this vintage Boho bronze bust of a man, inspired by Jacob Epstein's
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Stone, Bronze
D. Brucciani (1815 – 1880) Antique Plaster Bust of Venus
By D. Brucciani and Company
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A mid-late 19th century antique plaster bust of Venus, Roman goddess of love and beauty, or her
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Plaster, Paint
Bust of Roman Emperor in White Marble and Flowered Alabaster
Located in Milano, IT
Bust of a Roman emperor in white marble and flowery alabaster, Italy, mid-20th century. Alabaster
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
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
Vintage 1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic
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
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Plaster Cast Bust of a Male Ex. Tucker Collection
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A fascinating 20th century painted plaster life face cast of an unidentified male actor from the
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Plaster
Marble Bust of a Young Girl, Italian, 19th Century
Located in Oakville, ON
A charming marble bust of a young girl, unsigned, execute in the mid 19th century in Italy. it is
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Louis XV Busts
Materials
Marble
Vintage Boho Monumental Carved Wood Bust of Woman Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Immerse yourself in the allure of the past with this Vintage Boho Monumental Carved Wood Bust of a
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Busts
Materials
Wood
Tenerani Statuary Marble Bust of a Young Augustus Caesar
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
of 19th century Italian sculptor Pietro Tenerani (1789-1869). Also known as Young Octavian, this bust
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Marble, Statuary Marble
Plaster Cast Bust of a Male Ex. Tucker Collection
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A fascinating 20th century painted plaster life face cast of an unidentified male actor from the
Category
Late 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Plaster
Vintage Regency Cast Concrete Bust of Woman in Hood
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The Vintage Regency Cast Concrete Bust of a Woman in a Hood captures the grandeur of American
Category
Mid-20th Century American Regency Busts
Materials
Concrete
20th Century Plaster Bust of a Man by Stina Edman
Located in Madrid, ES
A plaster bust depicting a young man, signed at the bottom by Stina Edman
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Plaster
$800 Sale Price
29% Off
Bust of Apollo in statuary white marble, 20th cent
Located in Rome, IT
Bust of Apollo in statuary white marble, 20th century, ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF THE LOT
Category
Mid-20th Century Busts
Materials
Marble
$5,510 Sale Price
20% Off
Continental Bronze Bust of a Mustachioed Dignitary / Military Officer
Located in Queens, NY
Continental German (19/20th Century) bronze bust depicting a dignitary / military officer with
Category
Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Busts
Materials
Bronze
Ephraim Doner Plaster Bust by Florence Fiore
Located in Savannah, GA
Florence Fiore
(American, 1905-1999)
A plaster bust of Ephraim Doner by Florence Fiore, circa
Category
Vintage 1930s American Modern Busts
Materials
Plaster
19th Century Italian Wooden Sculpture of Woman
s Bust on a Base
Located in Catania, Sicilia
Italian wooden sculpture of a mid 19th century woman's bust with purfled base. High quality hand
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Charles X Busts
Materials
Wood
Neoclassical, Faux Marble, Seated Angel Busts on Sleighs, Italy, 1960s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Neoclassical, Faux Marble, Seated Angel Busts on Sleighs, Italy, 20th c.
A finely carved pair of
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Statuary Marble
Large White Ceramic Bust Sculpture of a Bald Man
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A large hand-sculpted bust of a man. Created from white clay, this piece is life-size and depicts a
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Removable Wooden Mannequin Bust with Fashion Collages, Paris, 1960s
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
-century Parisian fashion and art.
Keywords: 1960s mannequin bust, Paris fashion artisan, wooden mannequin
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood, Paper
Vintage Plaster Bust Sculpture by Miquel Blay, Spain, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vintage Plaster Bust Sculpture by Miquel Blay, Spain, circa 1930 – Original Condition
Behold the
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Plaster
$2,909 Sale Price
30% Off
Aldo Londi Bitossi Kwan Yin, Ceramic, Blue Buddha Bust
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi Bitossi Kwan Yin, Ceramic, Buddha Bust, Blue. Beautiful and calming female Buddha glazed
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Ladies Head Bust Wall Mask Decoration Vintage, Austria 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful vintage terracotta wall mask depicting a lady made by an unknown maker in Austria. It is marked on the back with a number. It would make a lovely decoration on any wall. ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Ladies Head Bust Wall Mask Decoration Vintage, Austria 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful vintage terracotta wall mask depicting a lady made by an unknown maker in Austria. It is marked on the back with a number. It would make a lovely decoration on any wall. ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Grand Tour Plaster Bust of Man - a Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous pair of vintage plaster busts. A handsome man with an even more handsome beard. Done in
Category
Mid-20th Century Grand Tour Busts
Materials
Plaster, Paint
$1,450 / set
Art Deco Bust On Stand, c1930 By Bohumil Rezl
Located in Devon, England
Superbly stylish is this 1930's Art Deco bust of a female, standing 32 cm high and made from
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Busts
Materials
Terracotta, Wood
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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Romantic Busts
Materials
Bronze
Bucchero
Ceramic Bust Italian, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Meer, VAN
'Bucchero' female head / bust attributed to Giò Ponti and Carlo Alberto Rossi. Mid 20th century
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Emilio Greco, "Anna" A Cast Bronze Bust of a Women
By Emilio Greco
Located in Montreal, QC
Inspired by the Italian Mannerist tradition, this bronze bust titled "Anna" was cast in 1954 by
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Ebonized Plaster Bust of Marcus Tulles Cicero
Located in Stamford, CT
A Bust of Marcus Tulles Cicero, Roman Consul in 63 B.C. completed in ebonized plaster, circa 1880
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Classical Roman Busts
Materials
Plaster
Pair of 19th Century Busts After Albert Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This pair of 19th century busts are after noted French sculptor Albert Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Beaux Arts Busts
Materials
Metal
Milo Baughman for Thayer Cogggin Swivel and Tilt Lounge Chairs in Ivory Bouclé
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Saint Louis, MO
These 1970s Milo Baughman mid century modern swivel and tilt chairs on chrome bases were made by
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Midcentury Female Nude Figure Bust Wood Carving in Bronze Finish
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Wooden Statue of Nude Female Bust in Bronze Finish
A vintage wooden sculpture of a female nude
Category
Mid-20th Century Busts
Materials
Wood
$337 Sale Price
25% Off
Large Patinated Memorial Cast 23.5" Bronze Benin Bust
Located in Pasadena, TX
Very good cast of a Benin bonze head, probably mid 20th century
From the Benin Tribe of Africa
Category
20th Century Beninese Tribal Busts
Materials
Bronze
$1,316 Sale Price
30% Off
Beautiful Art Deco, French Bust of a Young Woman
Located in Devon, England
A really lovely French, Art Deco bust of very high quality. She's lifesize and shows the profile of
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Busts
Materials
Plaster
Bust of a Congolese Mangbetu Woman by F.X. Goddard
By F.X. Goddard
Located in Antwerp, BE
A bust of a Congolese Mangbetu woman by F.X. Goddard and A. Nauwelaers.
François-Xavier GODDARD
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Plaster
Italian, Venezia, Neoclassical Carrara Marble Bust of a Moor, 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A finely carved marble bust depicting a Moorish figure in the manner of classical Roman portraiture
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Hand Carved Bone Bust of Nefertiti on Wood Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Wonderful Carved Nefertiti Head on Base. The piece is carved bone and finely detailed.
A compliment to many spaces - on a shelf, or as a paper weight on a desk or work station. ...
Category
20th Century Asian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Bone, Wood
Brass Bust of Two Figures on Marble Base, Modigliani Style, 1980s
By Stig Lindberg, Mario Tozzi, Amedeo Modigliani, Austin Productions, Henry Moore
Located in Round Top, TX
An Amedeo Modigliani-inspired brass bust featuring two Minimalist figures. Wonderful slight
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Bronze Bust of Dante
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptional large antique Italian Grand Tour Bronze and bust of Dante Alighieri, mid to late
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Busts
Materials
Bronze
Plaster Bust of Infant Bacchus After Claude Michel Clodion (1738-1814)
By Claude Michel Clodion
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A PLASTER BUST OF INFANT BACCHUS
AFTER CLAUDE MICHEL CLODION (1738-1814)
First half of 20th
Category
Mid-20th Century French Renaissance Busts
Materials
Plaster
Bust in the Grand Tour Style of Greek God Dionysus
Located in Memphis, TN
An Exceptional Large grand Tour Style Hellenistic Bust Of Greek God Dionysus. Highly detailed
Category
Mid-20th Century European Grand Tour Busts
Materials
Marble
Nefertiti Head Bust Wall Mask Decoration Vintage, Goebel Germany 1950s
By Goebel Company
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful vintage terracotta wall mask depicting Nefertiti made by the famous Goebel Company in Germany. It is marked on the back with the bee mark. It would make a lovely decorati...
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Italian Grand Tour Bronze Bust of Julius Augustus Caesar
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Italian Grand Tour Bronze Bust of Julius Augustus Caesar
A beautiful bust raised on a
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Grand Tour Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
MCM Shawnee Pottery 896 Hawaiian Hula Girl Polynesian Pink Plant Bust Vase
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original Mid-century Shawnee Pottery "896" hula plant Lady bust vase with red top. Crafted by the
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$318 Sale Price
25% Off
Monumental Grand Tour Plaster Bust of Lucius Verus After the Roman Antique
Located in Madrid, ES
Impressive and large-scale Grand Tour bust representing Lucius Verus, Roman Emperor of the 2nd
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Grand Tour Busts
Materials
Other
Bronze Resin Sculpture Of A Female Bust By Fritz Kormis
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Bronze resin sculpture depicting a Classical type female having long braided hair with her eyes closed. The piece is not signed. Acquired originally in London at the Fieldborne Galle...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Resin
20th Century Terracotta Bust of Arlesienne by Miel Romey, France
Located in Sofia, BG
Terracotta bust of Arlesienne by Miel Romey.
Stamp on the base "Cermis France".
Little accident
Category
Mid-20th Century French Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Phrenology Head Ornament, English, Ceramic, Decorative Bust, Circa 1970
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage Phrenology head ornament. An English, ceramic decorative bust, dating to the late
Category
Vintage 1970s British Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic
1950s Indian White Marble Bust of a Nobleman with Hat
Located in Marbella, ES
1950s Indian hand carved white marble bust of a nobleman with hat.
It comes from the collection
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Busts
Materials
Marble
Vintage Decorative Nefertiti Egyptian Queen Bust Statue on Marble Base
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A classic decorative bust statue. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Marble, Metal
John W. Mills (1933-2023) Cold Cast Bronze Bust of a Male
By John Mills
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A decorative cold cast bronze of a male bust by the acclaimed British sculptor, John W. Mills. This
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Bronze
Goldscheider Polychrome Porcelain Bust of a Balinese Dancer by Helen Liedloff
By Goldscheider Manufactory of Vienna
Located in Antwerp, BE
A highly Art Deco style decorative pottery bust of a Balinese dancer in striking colors by the
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Porcelain, Pottery
An Alabaster Bust Of A Young 19th Century Child
Located in London, GB
A very well carved alabaster bust of a young Mid 19th century child, with crochet shawl and holding
Category
Antique 1850s Italian Victorian Busts
Materials
Alabaster
Bust Eleonora Duse Attributable Sculptor Arrigo Minerbi Villa Callas Sirmione
By Arrigo Minerbi
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Bust of Eleonora Duse attributable to the sculptor Arrigo Minerbi, from Villa Callas Sirmione of
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Busts
Materials
Stone
James Mont Plaster Tara Buddha Head Lamp, circa 1950
By James Mont
Located in New Orleans, LA
Designed in the 1950s by James Mont, this mid century Tara Buddha bust vintage table lamp is a true
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster
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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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