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Bust Ercole "Don t Hear", Small Table, Sculpture, in Matte White Ceramic, Italy
By Marco Segantin, VG-VGnewtrend
Located in Treviso, Treviso
In Bassano ceramics have been produced for 300 years. In fact, from the 17th century this art has been developed in Veneto thanks to the presence of plastic clay, solder and kaolin i...
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2010s Italian Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Ceramic

American Ship s Nautical Folk Art Figurehead From Small Sailing Yacht
Located in Palm City, FL
, large ships generally had full length figures of generous proportions while smaller ships had busts
Category

Antique 19th Century American Sculptures

Folk Art Carving of a Mustachioed Gentleman
Located in North Egremont, MA
Small carved pine bust of a dashing gentleman with wonderful patina. Possibly a sailor in nautical
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

An Unusual, Bold And Dramatic Mirror
Located in New York, NY
completed by its own reflection. That on the right side recalls the small grotesque bronze busts that the
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Dürer and Rembrandt, Pair of Bronze Sculptures by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in Marseille, FR
busts, small groups, statuettes, historical or contemporary figures, nudes, allegories, genre sculptures
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

French Terra Cotta Bust of Beethoven
By Fernando Ciancianaini
Located in Winter Park, FL
A small bust of Beethoven by Italian artist Fernando Ciancainianni (1886-1954). Terra cotta on
Category

20th Century French Busts

Grand Tour Objects of Dionysus, So-Called Narcissus of Pompeii, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Small bust of Dionysus, so-called Narcissus of Pompeii on cylindrical yellow marble pedestal with a
Category

Antique 19th Century European Neoclassical Busts

Materials

Marble

Bust of Louise Brongniart after Jean-Antoine Houdon French, 1741-1828
By Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in Paris, FR
This small bust in bronze with gold patina derives from a masterpiece of children's portraiture by
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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Busts

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Grecian Statue Heads
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Remnants of Grecian terracotta statues on painted bases. Base is recent. Smaller bust:21"H
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20th Century French Busts

Apollo Bust Small
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Apollo is the masculine emblem of strength and beauty. This little Greek torso marvelously depicts the son of Zeus and Leto. From the 5th century BC, the Romans also adopted him for...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Neoclassical Busts

Materials

Composition

Small 18th Century Spanish Reliquary Bust
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful Folk Art reliquary bust, Spain, 18th century. Weathered, small losses and old repairs.
Category

Antique 18th Century Spanish Busts

Materials

Wood

Pair of Small French Terracotta Busts
By Émile Guillemin
Located in Dallas, TX
These charming antique French terracotta busts have been mounted upon small shaped wooden pedestals
Category

20th Century French Busts

Materials

Terracotta, Wood

1880s Small French Bronze Bust Of Napoleon
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1880s Small French bronze bust of Napoleon on marble base. Chip in base as shown in picture.
Category

Antique 1880s Busts

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Small Multicolor Marble Roman Busts
Located in New York, NY
Pair of small Italian neoclassical multicolor marble busts.
Category

Antique Early 1900s Italian Neoclassical Busts

Materials

Marble

Small Plaster Bust of a Noble Man
Located in Washington, DC
Signed Plaster Bust of a Noble Man
Category

Antique 19th Century French Busts

Materials

Plaster

John Flaxman Small Bronze Bust after Samuel Joseph
By Samuel Palmer, Samuel Joseph Brown
Located in Dallas, TX
John Flaxman (1755-1826) bronze bust published by S. Parker after the works by sculptor Samuel
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Antique Early 19th Century English Classical Roman Busts

Materials

Bronze

Small Bronze Bust of the Boy Octavian, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Small bronze bust of young Octavian, later Emperor Augustus and first Roman Emperor.
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Busts

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Small French Empire Giltwood Busts, Circa 1815
Located in Dallas, TX
themes inspired by these bygone nations, such as this pair of small giltwood busts. Hand-carved circa
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Busts

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Small Wooden Carved Easter Isle Bust on Black Steel Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
Small wooden carved Easter Isle bust.
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20th Century South African Rustic Busts

Materials

Stone

Small Antique Portrait Bust, Austrian, Bronze, Figure, Lord Byron, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique portrait bust. An Austrian, bronze figure of Lord Byron (1788 - 1824) set
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Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Busts

Materials

Bronze

Small French Cast Iron and Wood Bust of Woman, Circa 1880
Located in Dallas, TX
Cast in France, circa 1880, this small iron bust of a woman has been presented on a two-and-a-half
Category

Antique 1880s French Busts

Materials

Metal, Iron

A small neoclassical bust of the David by G. Ruggeri, signed, 20th century
By G. Ruggeri
Located in View Park, CA
A hand-sculpted resin bust of the David by G. Ruggeri, signed, Italy 20th century. The bust sits
Category

20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Busts

Materials

Marble

Pair of Small Antique French Silvered Bronze Busts on Marble Bases, circa 1890
By Foundry Pinedo, Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in Dallas, TX
These French silvered bronze busts date to end of the 19th century and feature the signature "A
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Busts

Materials

Bronze

Tribal Wooden Bust
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A small, hand carved wooden bust displays rich color that over the years has been patinated to the
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Busts

Materials

Wood

Antique Marble Bust Of A Maiden Signed C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Marble Bust Of A Maiden Signed C1890 Measures - 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" x 2" This antique small
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Busts

Materials

Marble

Vintage Bust Beethoven Biscuit Porcelain Goebel Bochmann
Located in Poperinge, BE
Small vintage bust of Ludwig van Beethoven, made of matt biscuit porcelain, on a square black
Category

Late 20th Century German Busts

Materials

Plaster, Wood

German Late 19th Century Alabaster Bust of Napoleon
By Fritz Kochendoerfer
Located in Astoria, NY
A Fritz Kochendörfer small scale carved alabaster bust of Napoleon Bonaparte, signed P. Braun
Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Busts

Materials

Alabaster

Petite French Bronze Bust of Napoleon on Rouge Marble
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
visual impact, creating an object that commands attention in any room. The small size of the bust makes
Category

Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Busts

Materials

Marble, Bronze

19th Century Bronze Bust Representing Pythagoras by Fonderia Chiurazzi
By Fonderia Chiurazzi
Located in Madrid, ES
the back part of the bust, in a small plate, this foundry that was created in the second half of the
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Classical Greek Busts

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Bronze Bust Representing Pythagoras by Fonderia Chiurazzi
By Fonderia Chiurazzi
Located in Madrid, ES
the back part of the bust, in a small plate, this foundry that was created in the second half of the
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Classical Greek Busts

Materials

Bronze

Exquisite Bust of Child by Rookwood, attr. to Clement Barnhorn
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Exquisitely modeled, molded and glazed, this ceramic bust of a small child was produced by the
Category

Early 20th Century American Busts

Materials

Ceramic

Apollo Torso Small
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Apollo is the male emblem of strength and beauty. From the 5th century BC, the Romans raised temples to his glory, where they revered him for his healing powers. This miniature repr...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Neoclassical Busts

Materials

Composition

Apollo Torso Small
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Apollo is the male emblem of strength and beauty. From the 5th century BC, the Romans raised temples to his glory, where they revered him for his healing powers. This miniature repr...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Neoclassical Busts

Materials

Composition

1960 s Male Female Egyptian Busts Marked IRIS for Harris Co.,
Located in Los Angeles, CA
bust is a bit smaller than the male bust by about an inch but everything else sort of looks the same
Category

Vintage 1960s American Busts

Materials

Gold

19th Century Gold-Silver French Set of Three Small Bronze Napoleon s Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold-silver, antique French set of three Napoleon Bonaparte sculptures made of hand crafted metal and gilded bronze, in good condition. The particularized décor pieces represent th...
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Busts

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Sèvres Porcelain Cupid Bust
By Agathon Leonard 2
Located in Paris, FR
Small bust of Cupid in biscuit signed Agathon Léonard (1841-1923) and stamped Manufacture de Sèvres
Category

Vintage 1920s French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Carved and Parcel Silvered 17th Century Bishops, Lazio Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
This rare pair of silvered bishop busts dates to the 1600s. They are from a church in Lazio, Italy
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Antique 17th Century Italian Busts

Materials

Wood

Renaissance Side Chair, Italy 17th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Side Chair made of solid walnut with carved pinnacles in the shape of small busts and volute
Category

Antique 17th Century Italian Renaissance Side Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Baroque Garden Sculpture, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
figure wearing a cape and a smaller bust of a man in the front, possibly depicting the art of stone
Category

Antique 18th Century European Baroque Statues

Materials

Sandstone

Pair of German 19th Century Black Forest Wooden Brackets with Foliage Carving
Located in Atlanta, GA
for receiving small decorative objects such as a vase or a small bust, this pair of German black
Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Black Forest Wall Brackets

Materials

Wood, Oak

Small Patinated Bronze Bust of Napoleon
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A small bronze bust of Napoleon in military uniform raised on square bronze plinth fronted by a
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Small French Male Stone Bust, 1940s
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1940s French male bust, hand-crafted from solid stone. This quietly impactful piece is rendered
Category

Vintage 1940s French Neoclassical Revival Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

Antique Victorian small spelter bust of Napoleon
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian small spelter bust of Napoleon having a quality small spelter bust of Napoleon
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Antique Early 19th Century Victorian Metalwork

Materials

Spelter

Louis XV Style Kingwood Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat
Located in London, GB
cabriole legs. The table displays a magnificent 3 dimensional ormolu female bust on each leg and a smaller
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Kingwood, Leather

Small Bronze Bust Sculpture by David Adickes
By David Adickes
Located in Houston, TX
Wonderful abstract bronze sculpture by David Adickes. Sculpture depicts a bust of a Man on a
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Travertine, Bronze

Small 19th Century French Bronze Bust of Napoleon
Located in London, GB
A small early 19th Century bronze Bust of Napoleon wearing laurel leaf garland, supported on Sienna
Category

Antique 1820s French Regency Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Chinese Mingqi Attendant Head, Han Dynasty
Located in Chicago, IL
, common burial figures were warriors, dancers, male and female figures and animals. The small bust is
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Ceramic

Huge Black Forest Carved Ink Stand, German Silver Leaves Embellishment
Located in Vero Beach, FL
made with fine and precise dovetails. On the top between the two original cut glass inkwells a small
Category

Antique 19th Century German Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Wood

Small Antique Bust Stand, English, Oak, Jardiniere, Torchere, Column, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique bust stand. An English, oak jardiniere or torchere column, dating to the
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Oak

Late 19th/Early 20th Century Small Bronze Bust of Voltaire
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bronze bust of the 18th century French philosopher Voltaire by artist Hans Muller (1873 - 1937
Category

20th Century Austrian Sculptures

1660 s French Bust
Located in New York, NY
Small French plaster bust with intricate carved detailing.
Category

Vintage 1960s French Decorative Objects

Materials

Plaster

Art Deco Bust In Terra Cotta
Located in Doylestown, PA
A small stylized bust of a black man in terra cotta on an ebonized wood base, possibly French
Category

Vintage 1930s French Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Early 20th century French Bronze Napoleon Bust Signed Houdon, 1921s
By Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in LEGNY, FR
Rare piece: small gilded bronze representing the bust of Napoleon signed Houdon and stamped
Category

Vintage 1920s French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique Bust Stand, English, Oak, Jardiniere, Torchere Column, Victorian, c 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Victorian period, circa 1900. Attractive stand, ideal for displaying a small portrait bust Displaying a
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Obelisks

Materials

Oak

Antonio Rossellino (Settignano 1427 - Firenze 1479) - Bust of a young boy
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Rinascimento Segreto, a cura di Vittorio Sgarbi, 2015, pp. 170-171 The small sculpture represents the bust of
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Renaissance Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stucco

18th Century Ship Figurehead Finely Carved Depicting Female Nautical Antiques
Located in Milan, IT
only small busts and not the large figures used in the past. Clippers of the 1850s and 1860s were
Category

Antique 1750s Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Pair English Pedestal Stands Walnut Rococo Tables
Located in Potters Bar, GB
and finely carved gadrooning or foliate border—ideal for displaying small sculptures, busts, or
Category

Vintage 1920s Rococo Pedestals

Materials

Walnut

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