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Terra-cotta Bust of a Young Girl
By Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
terracotta bust of a beautiful young girl on French marble base signed Houdon.
Category

1890s Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Griotte Marble

Italian Terra Cotta Classical Bust
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Patinated Terra Cotta Bust or Sculpture of a Classical Roman on a Wood Base, Circa 1920
Category

Vintage 1920s Italian Classical Roman Busts

Pair or Set of French Grand Tour Terra Cotta Busts on Fluted Pine Bases
Located in Nashville, TN
Trust lawyers instruct a sale . Busts possibly depicting young Marie Antoinette and Louis Xvi i(or
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta, Pine

Late 19th Century Majolica Bust Sculpture of Bacchus God of Wine
Located in Encinitas, CA
Fine majolica glaze over terra cotta bust of Bacchus; son of Zeus and Persephone, the name adopted
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Busts

Materials

Terracotta, Majolica

Antique Italian Terracotta Classical Bust on a Wood Base
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Italian terracotta classical bust on a wood base. Italian patinated terra cotta bust or
Category

Vintage 1920s Italian Classical Roman Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Italian Terracotta Bust of a Classical Roman
Located in Houston, TX
Italian terracotta bust of a Classical Roman. This stunning Italian terra cotta bust sculpture of
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Classical Roman Busts

Materials

Travertine

Monumental 19th Century Italian Patinated Terracotta Bust
Located in Houston, TX
terra cotta bust sculpture of a Classical Greek is patinated a lovely shade of green which resembles
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Classical Greek Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Johannes Hedegaard Nana Bust Royal Copenhagen
By Johannes Hedegaard, Royal Copenhagen
Located in Miami, FL
An exceptional terra cotta bust young lady by Johannes Hedegaard (1915-1999), produced by Royal
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Busts

Romantic Terra Cotta Etruscan Bust of Lovely Girl
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful Etruscan style head of a youthful girl. The sculpture is hollow, having thick walls. The girl is depicted with long hair wearing an elaborate head dress. Dates to just afte...
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Continental German Terra-Cotta Mask
Located in Queens, NY
Continental German (late 19th Cent) sculpted terra-cotta master mask mold bust of a serene face
Category

Antique 19th Century German Other Busts

Materials

Marble

19th century terra cotta buste of Princess Ippolita Maria Sforza (Italy)
By Francesco Laurana
Located in Oostende, BE
Terra cotta buste of Princess Ippolita Maria Sforza (Italy) – mother of Isabella of Aragon, 19th
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Gymnast Terracotta Bust
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
terra-cotta bust of the gymnast is a scale study from the monument created for the 1996 Olympic Games in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Epoxy Resin, Terracotta

Contemporary Italian Modern Couture Sculpture of a Bust in Brown Terra Cotta
By Giovanni Ginestroni
Located in New York, NY
piece: couture bust in terra cotta exceptionally crafted with a finish that emulates industrial metal
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Rare Polychrome Terra Cotta Carnival Clown Head
Located in Houston, TX
Monumental Hand Decorated Polychromed Terra Cotta Carnival Clown Bust Mounted on Board.
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Carnival Art

Materials

Terracotta, Wood

Gandharan Miniature Busts, Collection of Six
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Collection of six ancient Indian Gandharan period (circa 1500 BCE - 535 BCE) terra cotta Greco
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indian Antiquities

Materials

Terracotta

Pair of Terracotta Busts
Located in Katonah, NY
at a London gallery, just to name a few. A terra-cotta bust of Diana the Hunter, also known as
Category

Vintage 1960s European Neoclassical Statues

Materials

Terracotta

Terra Cotta Bust
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Terra cotta bust signed Iceccles.
Category

Vintage 1970s Busts

Terra Cotta Bust
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An Antique Terra Cotta Bust of A Young Boy.
Category

Antique 19th Century American Statues

Materials

Terracotta

Terra cotta bust
Located in Pasadena, CA
Contemporary terra cotta bust. Great artistic expression. Older industrial bust & stand. Adjustable
Category

Early 20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Terra Cotta Bust
Located in San Francisco, CA
Terra Cotta Bust of a Woman from the second half of the nineteenth century - mounted on a grey
Category

Antique 19th Century French Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Marble

Abraham Lincoln Terra Cotta Bust
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A terra-cotta bust of President Abraham Lincoln in the style of a Greco-Roman dress and attitude
Category

20th Century Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Vintage Italian Female Terra Cotta Bust
Located in Pasadena, CA
Vintage Italian Female Terra Cotta Bust statue. This item is stamped ,"Made In Italy for I.O.R.D.I
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Busts

Materials

Terracotta

c.1840 Terra Cotta Bust-"Fall"
Located in Atlanta, GA
c.1840 TERRA COTTA BUST-"FALL" AN ATLANTA RESOURCE FOR FINE ANTIQUES WE HAVE A VERY
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Busts

19th century French Glazed Terra Cotta Bust
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fine glazed terra cotta bust of a french gentleman on a round pedestal. Crisp relief details.
Category

Antique 19th Century French Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Neo-classical Terra-Cotta Bust
Located in San Francisco, CA
Neo-classical terra-cotta bust of a woman - Signed Cortapassi Italy
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

French Terra Cotta Bust of a man with a tear
Located in Hudson, NY
A Terra Cotta Bust of a man with a tear on his cheek.
Category

Antique 19th Century French Busts

Materials

Terracotta

French Terra Cotta Bust of Flore
Located in Middleburg, VA
Large and elegant French terra cotta bust depicting Flore, the Roman Goddess of Flowers copied from
Category

20th Century French Statues

A 1960 s Italian Terra Cotta Bust
Located in New York, NY
A 1960's Terra Cotta Bust
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Sculptures

Terra Cotta Bust by E. Drouot
By Edouard Drouot
Located in Charleston, SC
Medium Scale beautifully sculpted and Painted Terra Cotta Bust of a young woman possibly
Category

Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta, Paint

French Terra Cotta Bust
Located in New Orleans, LA
A terra cotta female head mounted on plexiglass and iron base. The face patinated with a
Category

Antique 19th Century French Busts

Materials

Iron

Abstract Terra Cotta Bust
Located in San Francisco, CA
Figurative abstract bust of a woman rendered in terra cotta. Wonderful delicate lines along with a
Category

20th Century American Ceramics

Materials

Terracotta, Paint, Wood

Monumental Terra Cotta Bust of David After Michaelangelo
By Michelangelo Buonarroti
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A finely made faithful replica of Michaelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti's (Italian, 1475-1564) famed David (circa 1503), located in the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence.
Category

20th Century Italian Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Terra-cotta bust of a chinese man by Jean Mich circa 1920
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
A wonderfully charming terra-cotta bust of a Chinese man(Chi-Fan) by minor listed [ a couple of
Category

Early 20th Century French Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Life Size Mid Century Terra Cotta Bust of Augustas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The Roman Emperor is boldly cast and accented with a glazed robe.
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Life Size Mid Century Terra Cotta Bust of a Roman Emperor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The Roman Emperor is finely cast. The figure is accented with a white glazed robe.
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Life-Size Terra Cotta Bust of a Roman Warrior, Italy 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
the life size depiction with a warrior in head garb
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Busts

Renaissance style terra-cotta bust of a Lady
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
Very nice Renaissance style terra-cotta sculpture representing the bust of a Lady on a base
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Pair of Large Goldscheider Glazed Terra-cotta Busts
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This a fantastic pair of Goldscheider heads. These would make amazing lamps or can be used just as they are. The colors are beautiful and the hand sculpted hair is great.
Category

20th Century Austrian Sculptures

19th C.Follower of felix Lecomte Terra cotta Bust of the Queen Marie Antoinette
By Félix Lecomte
Located in BRUXELLES, BE
Follower of Félix Lecomte, circa 1815 Bust of Marie-Antoinette of Austria( Vienna, 1755- Paris
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Busts

Glamourous French Forties Terra Cotta Bust of a Woman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
She epitomizes chic.
Category

Vintage 1940s French Statues

Giant Terra Cotta Bust of De Gaulle by Lucien Gibert
Located in New York, NY
An extraordinarily scaled bust of Charles De Gaulle, by important French sculptor Lucien Gibert.
Category

Vintage 1950s French Sculptures

French School Terra Cotta Bust of Marie Antionette, 19th C.
Located in Hallowell, ME
Fine 19th C terracotta figural bust of the famed Marie Antoinette in a marble socle.
Category

19th Century Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Renaissance Style Italian Bust
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Renaissance style terra cotta bust of a woman made in Italy in the latter half of the 20th Century
Category

20th Century Italian Busts

Materials

Terracotta

French Terracotta Bust of Le Comte D’Artois
Located in Wells, ME
French Terra-cotta bust of Le Comte D’Artois Signed by the artist (indistinctly) on shoulder and
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Rococo Busts

Large Glazed Terra Cotta Centurian - Italy, 1960s
Located in TUJUNGA, CA
Glazed terra cotta bust.
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Terracotta Bust
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish terra cotta bust was recently acquired from a Palm Beach estate and it dates to the
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Bust of an Officer
Located in San Francisco, CA
A 19th Century French Terra Cotta Bust of an Officer on a Turned Wood Pedestal
Category

Antique 19th Century English Tableware

Pair of Busts Depicting Alsace Lorraine
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Pair 19th century terra cotta busts of ladies Alsace & Lorraine, signed J. Gregoire 1872, impressed
Category

Antique 19th Century French Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Terra Cotta Portrait Bust
Located in San Francisco, CA
A charming portrait bust of a young boy done in the 18th century style. We believe the bust was
Category

Vintage 1930s French Busts

Materials

Terracotta, Paint

Terra Cotta Portrait Bust
Located in San Francisco, CA
A charming French portrait bust of a young girl in the 18th Century style. From an old collection
Category

Early 20th Century French Busts

Materials

Pottery, Paint

Terracotta Bust by Goldscheider Austria
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This beautiful terra-cotta bust is mounted on it's original lacquered wood base. It has light blue
Category

Vintage 1930s Austrian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta, Wood

Terra-Cotta Sculpture Bust of Sabine Houdon, Jean Antoine Houdon
By Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in Paris, FR
Terra cotta bust of Sabine HOUDON at the age of 4 years. Follower (or workshop) of Jean Antoine
Category

Antique 1840s French Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Sicilian Terra Cotta Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Sicilian Terra Cotta Head on a painted wooden base, from the Tony Curtis estate
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Busts

Ancient Roman Terra Cotta Head
Located in Stamford, CT
Circa 200 AD ancient Roman terra cotta head of a bearded man on later stand. The piece measures
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Neoclassical Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Terra Cotta Figure of a Maiden Ex Collection of Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Terra Cotta Figure Of a Maiden Ex Collection of Andy Warhol,Signed " Pradier"
Category

Antique 19th Century Unknown Busts

Materials

Terracotta

English Terra Cotta Dog Bust
Located in New York, NY
English Terra Cotta Dog Bust Circa 1900 13"H x 9"w
Category

Early 20th Century English Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Bust of Athena
Located in Dallas, TX
Terra Cotta Herm style pedestal with bust of Athena
Category

20th Century French Statues

Materials

Terracotta

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Terra Cotta Bust For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the terra cotta bust you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, terracotta and metal, every terra cotta bust was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a terra cotta bust, we have 52 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the terra cotta bust you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A terra cotta bust made by Louis XVI designers — as well as those associated with Art Nouveau — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made terra cotta bust over the years, but those crafted by Giovanni Ginestroni, Jean-Antoine Houdon and Edouard Drouot are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Terra Cotta Bust?

The average selling price for a terra cotta bust at 1stDibs is $1,950, while they’re typically $380 on the low end and $24,000 for the 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.

Questions About Terra Cotta Bust
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    A terra cotta pot is a pot created using coarse, porous clay that when fired turns a ochre color. Terra cotta pots are typically left unglazed.