Antique Amphora Ophelia Bust

Austrian Art Nouveau patinated bronze bust of Ophelia by Josef O¨fner. Like the sculpture of Maurice Bouval, O¨fner depicts Ophelia as a sleeping woman adorned with flowers. The scul...

Terracotta Bust of a Young Roman Ephebe, Signed “Amphora” — Neoclassical Style. This striking terracotta bust of a young Roman ephebe, signed “Amphora,” is a refined example of neoc...

A circa 1920's French terracotta bust of a gentleman. Measurements: Height: 17" Width: 17" Depth: 10".

Antique statuary Carrara marble bust depicting a male in the classical Roman portrait style. Life-sized and beautifully carved in the purest of white statuary marble. The bust is of Sir Aubrey DeVere Hunt, 2nd Baronet (1788-1846), with stylized beard and wearing a Roman toga. Hunt was an Anglo-Irish...

An antique wood figurative head bust sculpture, circa late-19th century to early-20th century. Piece is hand-carved and decorated (polychromed.) Piece may have been from a game, orna...

This Greek bust depicts the legendary poet and author Homer who is presumed to have penned the two of ancient Greece’s most epic poems: the Iliad and the Odyssey. Scholars are uncertain whether or not Homer actually existed but if he in fact did exist, Homer would be regarded as one of the greatest literary artists of his time. This is an iconic statue for an interior and looks particularly impactful when placed on a column or plinth. Please note the blue plinth...

This plaster sculpture captures the classical male form in a headless, armless torso that echoes the refined beauty of ancient Greco-Roman statuary. Rendered with anatomical precisio...

An extremely well carved pair of Statuary Carrara marble busts on marble pedestals, by important sculptor Odoardo Fantacchiotti.  Odoardo Fantacchiotti (11 May 1811–4 June 1877) was an Italian sculptor of the late-Neoclassic period. He was born in Rome, but his family moved to Florence. In 1820, he enrolled in the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze. At the Academy, he studied under S. Ricci, and first started exhibiting in 1828. Gaining the patronage of the Grand Duke, he continued his studies, following the ideas of Aristodemo Costoli of depicting the "bello naturale". In 1839 at the Academy, he exhibited the work of the Massacre of the Innocents. In 1840 he was named professor at the Academy. Among his public works are the statue of Boccaacio and dell'Accorso for the ground floor niches of the courtyard of the Uffizi, medallions commemorating Francesco Redi and the bust of Ferdinando II de Medici for the Museo della Specola, a statue of Sallustio Bandini (now at the Accademia dei Georgeofili, but initially planned for the loggia of the Uffizi. A marble Virgin...

An antique Regency white statuary marble bust of a young Roman man. Dating to 1820, this is an impressive sculpture of a young man, wearing a Roman toga on a round socle base in Reg...

An antique bronze and composition bust of the famed late 13th to early 14th century Italian philosopher, writer and poet, Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), mounted on an associated fossil...