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Antique Pair of Victorian Parian or Bisque Porcelain Busts of Schiller
Goethe
By Johann Heinrich von Dannecker 1, Meissen Porcelain, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Philadelphia, PA
:
Mid-Late 19th Century
Overall Condition:
They are in overall fair, as-pictured, used estate condition
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Busts
Materials
Porcelain
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Bronze Bust of Diana the Huntress
By Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze bust of Diana the Huntress, signed
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Busts
Materials
Bronze
Italian Neoclassical Roman Emperor Hadrian Robed Marble Bust on Pedestal, C 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
pedestal. Mid 19th Century
Category
Antique 1840s Italian Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Marble
19th C. Pair Faience of Rouen Summer
Winter Garniture Bust Sculpture Statue LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
sculptures were commissioned in the mid to late 19th century, Nicely proportioned and vibrant colors. Other
Category
Antique 19th Century French Busts
Materials
Faience, Paint
$15,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mid 19th century hand carved alabaster sculpture of Augustus Caesar.
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a beautifully hand carved alabaster bust of Augustus Caesar. Augustus Caesar was the first
Category
Antique 1870s Italian Greco Roman Busts
Materials
Alabaster
Perspex Bust of Woman on Console Also Made of Plexiglass Signed C.P.K. 3/160
Located in Doornspijk, NL
.
Her hair has been engraved and is therefore mat. The rest of the material is transparent.
The bust
Category
Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Plexiglass
English Marble Bust of Parliament Gentleman on Plinth, John Graham Lough C. 1855
By John Graham Lough
Located in Charleston, SC
Graham Lough, London Mid 19th Century. Lough sculpted the monuments to Henry Montgomery and of Bishop
Category
Antique 1850s English William IV Busts
Materials
Statuary Marble
Monumental French 19th Century Cast-Iron Bust of
Head of Antinous as Dionysus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
the mid-4th century BC. Bust. This monumental larger-than life bust, cast by the Parisian foundry 'J.J
Category
Antique 19th Century French Greco Roman Busts
Materials
Iron
Fine French Terracotta Bust of a Woman with Wreath and Veil, 19th/20th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
clothing, possibly a cardinal cloak, which was popular in Europe from the mid-18th to mid-19th centuries. A
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Teak Female Bust Table Lamp with Raffia Shade, France 1950s
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
, and jewelry, reflecting the sculptural craftsmanship of mid-century French design.
The figure
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Raffia, Teak
Important Ermanno Nason for Cenedese Female Nude Italian Murano Glass Sculpture
By Cenedese, Ermanno Nason
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
absolutely stunning piece of Mid-Century Murano glass by one of the best glass makers of his generation
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1950s French Metal Decoration on Stand
Located in High Point, NC
that captures the timeless beauty of mid-century French design.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Vintage Boho Bust of Man Original Prints - Set of 6
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
as a beautiful authentic patina, highlighting their mid-century character. These matted treasures are
Category
Late 20th Century American Grand Tour Prints
Materials
Other
Ermanno Nason for Cenedese Green Female Nude Italian Murano Glass Sculpture
By Cenedese, Ermanno Nason
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
) for Cenedese of Murano, Venice, Italy. An absolutely stunning piece of Mid-Century Murano glass by one
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Fantasy Female Bust Figure Original by Daniel Painter, Plaster Fiberglass
By Daniel Painter
Located in Chattanooga, TN
neck, stylized hair, and serene gaze evoke both ancient Greek ideals and mid-century surrealist
Category
2010s American Futurist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass, Foam
Pair of Vintage Polished Cast Brass Duck Bookends, circa 1950
By Sarried Ltd.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
".
Fabulous Mid Century Modern meets Art Deco style - sure to add some vintage charm to your desk or bookshelf
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Craftsman Bookends
Materials
Brass
Cast Stone Ram
s Head Sculpture
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
A handsome, mid-century style, cast stone Ram's head bust or statue. Made with great attention to
Category
Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
Werner Meurer Bronze Bust of a Boy, Limited Cast German Mid-20th Century
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
integrates seamlessly into both mid-century and contemporary interiors.
Werner Meurer — Sculptural Style
Category
Vintage 1960s German Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Plaster Sculpture “Étude Guernica – La Femme qui Pleure” after Pablo Picasso
By (after) Pablo Picasso
Located in Barcelona, ES
, circa 1960
Expressive mid-century plaster bust titled “Étude Guernica – La Femme qui Pleure,” produced
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
$2,909 Sale Price
30% Off
Wooden Cubist Face Sculpture by Atelier Boulogne
Located in Long Island City, NY
Wooden cubist sculpture depiction of a face by Atelier Boulogne, signed on base.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Busts
Materials
Wood
Goldscheider, USA, Two Rare Figures in Hand Painted Porcelain, Asian Couple
Located in København, Copenhagen
Goldscheider, USA. Two rare figures in hand painted porcelain. Asian couple, mid-20th century
Category
Mid-20th Century American Busts
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Style Ebonized Oak Carved Female Bust Vintage Wall Sculptures, a Pair
Located in Topeka, KS
fabulous vintage condition with no outstanding flaws. Please see photos, circa mid-20th century.
This
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Modernist Carved Wooden Head, Man with Helmet
Located in Norwalk, CT
Apparently unsigned. Reminiscent of the style of 1940s WPA artists, this resolute head is carved from beautiful curly blonde wood and features a helmet emblazoned with a floral emble...
Category
Mid-20th Century Busts
Materials
Wood
Sculpture Portraying General Harald Petri
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Sculpture in patinated bronze by unknown artist. Portrait of General Harald Petri, General Inspector of Sweden at the World Exhibitions in Antwerp in 1930 and Brussels in 1935.
Uncl...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Scandinavian Modern Busts
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
West Germany White Ceramic Mannequin Head 1970s Germany
By West German Pottery
Located in Den Haag, NL
White Ceramic Bust .Manufactured by West Germany pottery .
ideal headphone rest .or Cap 1970s
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Large Vintage Bakelite Buddha Head
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool large vintage bakelite Buddha bust / head, circa 1970s. The carved figure is a
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Bakelite
Lucius Septimius Severus, Roman Emperor Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This finely crafted bust portrays Emperor Septimius Severus (193–211 CE), founder of the Severan
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Erik Höglund Art Glass Medallions - Sculptural Ashtrays or Paperweights, Sweden
By Erik Höglund
Located in Bochum, NRW
arrangements, or desk compositions.
Whether collected as mid-century glass art or styled as poetic objects in
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Wooden sculpture of Jesus Christ by Jean-Claude Lardeux France 1960s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
between pain and transcendence.
A compelling work of mid-20th-century French realist sculpture, it
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Wood
20th Century Neo Classical Hand-Crafted Terracotta Sicilian Sculpture
Located in Catania, Sicilia
It’s a bust-style sculpture, capturing the head of a woman with soft, classical features. The face
Category
Mid-20th Century Sicilian Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Terracotta
1970s Modernist Black Glass Head
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A black glass head dsigned and manufactured in Italy in the Seventies, it's in perfect condition. The black glass gives it a sleek and sophisticated aesthetic. Glass, with its reflec...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Glass
Boys mannequin Heads 1960s Holland
Located in Den Haag, NL
Two Blue eyed Jung boys heads . mounted on a Wooden pedestal .
1960s mannequin . so very decorative .
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Epoxy Resin
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Kwan Yin Buddha Rimini Blu, Italy, 1970s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Kwan Yin Buddha Rimini Blu, Italy, 1970s
Gorgeous female Buddha made of shiny glazed ceramic pottery in a vibrant Rimini blue color.
According to one legend, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Busto di Giovane Donna in Vetro Loredano Rosin Italia 1975
By Loredano Rosin
Located in Milano, IT
Scultura in vetro raffigurante busto di giovane donna. Sulla base firma dell'autore e data di produzione incise.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Glass
Two Louis Philippe Sicilian Wood Angels on Lacquered Wood Bases
Located in Catania, Sicilia
An exquisite pair of 19th-century Louis Philippe Sicilian wood angel figures. Each piece is
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Sicilian Louis Philippe Busts
Materials
Fruitwood, Lacquer
Carlos Gardel Tango Bronze
Marble Plaque Portrait / Sculpture
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
century to the mid-20th century. In 1970, the brand Rigolleau Argentina made pieces authorised by Lalique
Category
Mid-20th Century Argentine Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Carlos Gardel Tango Bronze
Marble Plaque Desk Portrait / Sculpture 1950´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
century to the mid-20th century. In 1970, the brand Rigolleau Argentina made pieces authorised by Lalique
Category
Mid-20th Century Argentine Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
19th century bronze statue of Diana, goddess of the hunt by Alexandre Falguière
By Jean Alexandre Joseph Falguière 1
Located in Oostende, BE
Signed and stamped
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Busts
Materials
Bronze
John W. Mills (1933-2023) Sculpture After William Blake Memorial
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Artist’s Resale Rights (ARR) at 4%.
William Blake Memorial
A larger than life size bronze bust of the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Resin
Hand-Carved Vintage Chinese Stone Quán Yīn Head Sculpture with Natural Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
This vintage stone Quán Yīn head sculpture, hand-carved in mid-20th-century China, captures the
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Busts
Materials
Schist
Bronze Ife Woman Head Oba Edo Benin City Yoruba
Located in Bochum, NRW
alloy head, around mid 20th century.
A collectors item!
Measure: Height 20 cm.
A bronze Ife Head with a
Category
Mid-20th Century Beninese Tribal Busts
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Modernist clay sculpture by Doris Wahlberg, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
Bust made by Doris Wahlberg in Sweden in the middle of the 20th century.
Sculpture is made of
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Busts
Materials
Clay
Plaster Life Face Cast 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
Large Modigliani-inspired Abstract Head Sculpture in Rosso Alicante Marble
By Amedeo Modigliani
Located in San Francisco, CA
the tall sculpture characterized by its simplified, geometric forms, elongated facial features, and mask-like appearance it features stylized marquis-shaped eyes, a prominent nose fo...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Marble
Plaster Life Face Cast of Sam Heller Ex. Tucker Collection
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A fascinating 20th century painted plaster bust of Sam Heller from the collection of British make
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Plaster
20th Century, Gio Ponti and Lino Sabattini Sculpture Maschera Cornuta, 1978
By Lino Sabattini, Gio Ponti
Located in Turin, Turin
Now thirty, Sabattini moved from Blevio to Milan, where he found a small laboratory with all the essential tools of his Craft. His contacts with “Domus” became more frequent. This be...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Metal
Bronze Lost Wax Sculpture Depicting a Praying Buddhist Monk with Offering Bowl
Located in Yonkers, NY
A small vintage bronze cast sculpture from the mid 20th century depicting a praying Buddhist monk
Category
Mid-20th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze
Celeste Polycroniadi “Cross Scape” Sculpture
Located in Hudson, NY
This is a clay over wood sculpture titled 'Cross Scape' by Greek artist Celeste Polycroniadi (1904-1985).
Polycroniadi was born in Athens in 1904 and moved to Paris in 1930 to study...
Category
Mid-20th Century Greek Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Clay, Wood
An Art Nouveau Terracotta Sicilian Sculpture of a Young Girl
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A terracotta sculpture hand-crafted in Sicily in the first half of 20th century, it's in original
Category
Mid-20th Century Sicilian Art Nouveau Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Plaster Life Face Cast of Peter Egan Ex. Tucker Collection
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A fascinating 20th century patinated plaster bust of Peter Egan from the collection of British make
Category
Late 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Plaster
Plaster Life Face Cast of Keith Buterbaugh Ex. Tucker Collection
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A fascinating 20th century painted plaster bust of Keith Buterbaugh from the collection of British
Category
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Plaster
Weathered Cast Iron Statue of Michelangelo
s David
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
“David”
The Bust is weather worn and has a rusty patina, it is otherwise in good condition
The Bust is
Category
Mid-20th Century Busts
Materials
Iron
Face Plaster Cast 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
Exquisite 19th Century Terra Cotta Sculpture of a Woman in the Renaissance Style
Located in New York, NY
A captivating 19th-century terra cotta sculpture depicting a serene female figure rendered in the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Bronzed Life Face Cast of a Male Ex. Tucker Collection
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A fascinating 20th century bronzed plaster life face cast of an unidentified male actor from the
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Plaster
Plaster Life Face Cast 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
19th Century Carved Marble Portrait of a Woman
Located in Basildon, GB
19th Century Carved Marble Portrait of a Woman. Carved of reddish-brown coloured marble, shown in
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Classical Roman Busts
Materials
Marble
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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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