Busts

Outstanding, limited edition, hand carved, estate European Turkish meerschaum pipe is in unused, pristine condition and is a rare and very fine smoking collectable for a pipe aficion...

A pair of Greco-Roman style vintage bronze young satyr candle holders from the mid 20th century, holding circular vessels. Created with the traditional technique of the lost-wax (à la cire perdue) which allows for great precision and finesse in the details, this pair of bronze candle holders features two young satyrs with goat legs and floral garlands wrapped around their waist, raising their arms to hold a vessel. Often associated with Bacchus, god of grape-harvest, they are likely carrying wine-filled vessels. Showing perfect movement with their right paw lifted up, the other one firmly planted on a circular base, this pair of Greco-Roman style bronze...

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Original acrylic artwork by French artist Olivier Duhamel, showcasing his laminated sculpture technique, which creates a three-dimensional silhouette of a nude male figure that inter...

French Empire style (late 19th Century) life size Parian bust of Napoleon on blue porcelain socle and square ormolu base (signed HOUDON, 1805)

Johannes C. Bjerg 1886-1955. Dark patinated bronze head of the Greek Goddess Artemis mounted on a black marble base. Stamp from bronze caster L. Rasm...

A finely cast bronze rendition of the iconic Spirit of Ecstasy, originally designed by Charles Robinson Sykes in 1911 for Rolls-Royce. This elegant figure, with her robes flowing beh...

An 1940s academy bust in plaster, patinated imitating terracotta, representing a head from the classical Greek world.

Marble bust of Julius Caesar, patinated marble, contemporary work. Bust of Julius Caesar in patinated marble, reproduction of a bust of Julius Caesar by Andrea di Pietro di Marco Fe...

1940s Art Nouveau Style Bust Of A Young Woman On A Marble Base The sheaf of wheat represents fertility No signature found Small knick on the top of hat (as shown)

Green serpentine marble sculpture Late 19th century Height approx. 88 cm. The flying mercury and the bronzes While he was still busy working on the fountain in piazza Maggiore, the papal delegate Cesi asked Giambologna for a statue to be placed in the courtyard of the Archiginnasio, seat of the ancient and prestigious Bolognese university; he should have painted a bronze depicting the god Mercury with his index finger stretched towards the sky, a symbol of the divine origin of knowledge, which would have served as a warning to all students. The project was never completed, but Giambologna elaborated a model preserved at the Civic Museum of Bologna, which is only the first of the numerous bronzes with the same subject made by the artist, defined precisely as flying Mercury. In later versions, the sculptor transformed Mercury into a much more dynamic figure reaching upwards, as if ready to take flight, giving it an unprecedented freedom of movement and lightness. When he returned to Florence, the sculptor certainly proposed it to the Medici, who enthusiastically immediately ordered one to be sent to Emperor Maximilian II of Habsburg, as a diplomatic gift for the ongoing negotiations of the wedding between Francesco and Giovanna, sister of the sovereign. Giambologna replied with the two bronzes preserved in Vienna and Dresden and in 1580 cast the large Mercury now exhibited in the Bargello, originally intended for the loggia of the villa of Cardinal Ferdinando dei Medici to crown a fountain placed in the center of a magnificent decorative complex; the only variant with respect to the previous examples is constituted by the head of Zephyr placed under the foot of the god and from which a breath of wind blows it upwards, accentuating the sense of immateriality. In addition to the successful invention of the flying Mercury, Giambologna acquired immense fame by making numerous other bronzes for the Florentine collectors of the time; his first patron, Bernardo Vecchietti must certainly have owned many, given to him in part by the sculptor in exchange for his protection, but around the 1880s it can be said that there was no collector who did not aspire to own a work by Giambologna, especially those of small format. The development of this trend in Florence is largely due to the artistic passions of the Grand Duke Francesco I, who with the creation of environments such as the Studiolo in Palazzo Vecchio and the Tribuna degli Uffizi, provided new criteria for the exhibition of the works, pushing all collectors to imitate his extraordinary collection. In the Studiolo, in addition to the painted tables that decorated the doors of the cupboards filled with all kinds of things, there were 8 niches containing bronze figures of divinities; Giambologna painted the one depicting Apollo (1573-75), with the characteristic serpentine pose and beautifully finished. The placement of the statuette in the niche was no longer an impediment to the plurality of views as Giambologna endowed it with a sort of mechanism that allowed it to rotate. For the Tribune he instead created the six Labors of Hercules (1576-1589), small silver sculptures...

One of a kind patinated bronze bust of a child on a stepped ebonized wood pedestal,François Duquesnoy school, decorated with tortoiseshell look alike inlays. The bust shows a clea...

A large striking bronze bust sculpture of a man with the likeness of Will Rogers. This piece was created by Leonard McMurry, also known as Oklahoma’s “Michelangelo”. It stands on a green marbled stone square base. The sculpture depicts a man, with an extreme likeness to Will Rogers. The man has combed hair, which is parted to one side. The sculpted bronze bust has a fabulous patina, and the square green stone it is affixed to is marbled with fantastic greens, blacks, and creams. About the Artist: Leonard McMurry, (1913–2008) - McMurry is best known for his bronzes, which are primarily figurative, in many venues, from Oklahoma City to St. Louis to New York City. In 1941 his work received Honorable Mention in the Prix de Rome competition. In 1952 his work was included in the National Sculpture Society show in New York. Among his works in Oklahoma are The 89er, at the Oklahoma City Civic Center, The Legend of the Great Westerner (informally called "Buffalo Bill") at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, and Healing Hands, at the City of Faith Hospital/Oral Roberts University in Tulsa. (which at the time was the largest casting in the world.) For the 1982 Diamond Jubilee of Oklahoma statehood, McMurry completed a series of twenty-one busts of Oklahoma's governors. He also created fourteen busts for the National Hall of Fame for American Indians in Anadarko. Leonard McMurry died in 2008. Born to a family of prominent cotton farmers in the Texas panhandle, McMurry moved to Oklahoma in 1955 and studied under the sculptor's Carl Mose and Ivan Mestrovic...

This is an alabaster and marble bust of Saint Clare of Assisi. It depicts a young lady head/face covered with a cloak. She is looking down, very peacefully...

Height: 65 cm / Weight: 20 kg Alexander, the real name of Macedonian III. Alexandros, commonly known as Alexander the Great, was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia and a...

Pietro Bazzanti - Barzanti (Italian, 1825-1895) "After the Bath" - a very Fine and large carved white Carrara marble figure of a semi-nude young maiden standing by the sea-shore. The smiling and posing young beauty, with bare breasts and back, her right arm juxtaposed over her head, while holding a blanket over her waist with her left hand and standing barefoot by a rocky seawall and wavy shoreline. Signed 'P. Barzanti/Florence' (on reverse) and raised on a cylindrical swiveling carved verde antico solid marble pedestal. circa: Florence, 1880-1890. Pietro Bazzanti or Barzanti (Italian, 1825-1895) was a 19th Century Italian sculptor born in Florence. Together with his brother, Niccolò Bazzanti (Firenze, 1802-1869) who was also a sculptor, they both worked the sprawling Florentine studio 'Pietro Bazzanti e Figlio' a hugely successful sculpture studio, operated within the family at their gallery on Lungarno Corsini until the mid-twentieth century. The studio was a place where many talented professors and apprentice sculptors specialized in sculpting marble...

Firenze, Italy, 1942 In terracotta Signed Emanuele Zambini Measure: Height 61 cm.

This Egyptian sculptural torso, depicts the coronation of young Ramses II, capturing the transformative moment when a teenage boy became a living god. Carved with protective magic sp...

Circa 1910 French Terra Cotta Bust After Venus De Milo. Beautiful piece purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.

Eros is the Greek god of love and desire. In ancient Greek, four separate words were used for love or amity one of which being “Eros” which meant passionate love. -Produced from pres...

Sign: Lorenz Josef (Austria, 1892-1950). Sculptor, known for its dancers. Worked along with Goldscheider in Vienna. Materials: Bronxe and onyx with the original patina We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'View All From Seller'. And you can see more objects to the style for sale. Josef Lorenzl (1 September 1892 – 15 August 1950) was an Austrian sculptor and ceramicist of the Art Deco period, the same era as Ferdinand Preiss (1882–1943) and Demetre Chiparus (1886–1947). Lorenzl was born on 1 September 1882 in Vienna, Austria and died there on 15 August 1950. Little is known about his early years, but more is known about his later life. Lorenzl started his career working at a foundry at the Vienna Arsenal where he learned the techniques of bronze casting. The Vienna Arsenal was a military storage...

Sculpture of Hera, greek divinity in marble, 20th century, measures 60x36x26cm.

A Large European Carved Limestone Celtic Votive Head of a Male Warrior Wearing a Typical Flowing Moustache Small Beard and Curling Locks of Hair Stiffened with Lime Wash the Slit Mouth Open as if in Command Circa 1st Century BC - 1st Century AD Size: 31cm high, 22cm wide, 25cm deep - 12¼ ins high, 8¾ ins wide, 9¾ ins deep / 42cm high - 16½ ins high (with base) From about 500 BC, first Greek and later Roman historians mention peoples living in a large area of non-mediterranean Europe as Celts. These classical chroniclers seem to have recognised these communities as having sufficient shared cultural traditions to justify their being given a common name, ‘Keltoi’ by the Greeks, and ‘Celtae’ or ‘Galli’ by the Romans. The earliest allusions to Celts by such Greek historians as Herodotus (485 - 425 BC) were followed by Polybius (200 - 118 BC) and Livy (59 BC - AD 17) who discuss the expansion of the Celts from their central European homelands during the 4th and 3rd centuries BC. They document the presence of Celts in Spain, France, Italy, Greece and Asia Minor, specifically central Turkey. They testify to the successful Roman resistance to the Celts in Italy, after the ignominy of the sacking of Rome by them in 387 BC, and describe the huge defeat suffered by the Celts at the battle of Telemon in northern Italy in 225 BC. The Celts in Greece who sacked the sacred site of Delphi in 279 BC were defeated by King Antigonos Gonatas of Macedon in 278 - 277 BC and in Turkey by Altalus of Pergamon in 240 BC. The Celts in Spain fell under the shadow of Rome from 2nd Century BC and the Celtic heartland known by the Romans as ‘Gaul’ was conquered by the Romans under Julius Caesar in the mid 1st Century BC. Britain was not referred to as Celtic by the ancient historians, but Caesar recognised the close similarities between Britain and Gaul especially in their political organisation. Tacitus (55 - 120 AD) and others chronicled the conquest of Britain between 43 and 84 AD some mentioning the fierce nature of the Celts who went into battle naked. Celtic art therefore belongs to an artistic tradition in the early history of Europe which is no less important than that of the classical world. Art was central to Celtic identity and was closely related to the objects which it decorated. The Celts were used to seeing art as an integral part of their everyday lives. Provenance: Ex Finch and Co...

A great antique hand-painted and hand lettered anatomical model. A median incision of the head for class. It is made of wood, papier maché and plaster, manufactured by SOMSO or PHYWE...

A fine patinated bronze bust of a French nobleman by French sculptor Ernest Rancoulet (1870-1915). Rancoulet was born in Bordeaux, France and was best known for his Neoclassical bron...

Stunning Chinese sculpture of Shou Xing God of Wisdom and Longevity. Richly carved in organic burl wood. circa 1960s. Measure: 45.5" High. X.

A beautifully crafted, stack laminate jewelry chest with spring loaded drawers. Signed and dated Gene Scherer, 1986.

Beautiful depiction of Mother and Child. Signed V. Kendrick 1974 for Universal Statuary Corp. Chicago. Home photo is the true color.

A pair reproduction ceramic phrenology busts/ heads by L.N. Fowler, circa 1980s. Amaze your friends by "reading their heads" through phrenology, a 19th century science claiming that ...

Italian Grand Tour Bronze Bust of Menelaus on a stepped wooden plinth. Menelaus was the legendary King of Sparta from Greek mythology. This sculpture depicts the bearded warrior wear...

Antique bust from France made circa 1900. The sculpture is crafted in terracotta with a beautiful original patina. It showcases the bust of famed German composer, Beethoven including...

African iron wood carved bust of a bald man

A beautiful 20th century bust of a Roman, hand carved in Carrara White and Cipollino Apuano Marble. This is a great piece not sure who it is but it's a good looking marble bust in gr...

Hadrian sculpture, Hadrian head sculpture, Sculpture, Male head, classical art, Greek art, Hadrian art, white Carrara marble, classical sculpture, Portrait head of Hadrian carved on...

Wood-Carved Sculpture of a Tanzanian Woman Signed and Dated 1922

Diocletian was the Roman emperor who ended what became known as the Crisis of the Third Century by making a distinction between Eastern Rome and Western Rome. The reforms of the emperor, who established an autocratic government, fundamentally changed the state structure. You can see the original of the bust at the Istanbul Archaeological Museum. The most important sculptures in world history are brought to your living spaces by Lagu's special selection, using the best materials. The decorative sculpture is produced with compressed marble powder...

Decorative mid-century bronze Buddha circa 1960s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures: 7"W x 5.5" D x 9.5" H. Great patina and look...

Aldo Londi for Bitossi Mid Century Blue Buddha Bust This bust measures: 5.5 wide x 6.75 deep x 11.25 inches high This price includes getting this piece/set in what we call Restored...

Wonderful and Rare version of the Cabeza de Mujer series in Bronze. Signed and Number; Espinosa 246/300. Bronze Bust Only (not including base) W: 3 1/8 x D: 2 1/2 x H: 3 3/4 in.

This 1920s French plaster bust of a boy captures the quiet sensitivity and naturalism characteristic of early 20th-century decorative sculpture. The figure is rendered with gentle fa...

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...

Vintage Victorian Bust Our collection features a cast plaster portrait of a young lady. Flowers and ribbons beautifully accent the upswept hair and draped fabric bodice. The vintage...

The bust is cut out of Marble. Signed by J Allerti, Sculptor out of Manchester. The bust is dated from the late 19th century.

This exceptionally majestic and unique reliquary bust carved in gilded wood represents a bishop adorned in golden robes. The torso is draped in a toga revealing a round cavity that o...

Dimensions- H: 6 1/2in W: 2 1/4in D: 2in This Antique French Ormolu Bronze And Marble bust of Louise Brogniart After Jean Antoine Houdon And Signed Thiebaut Fréres is an incredible example of 19th century french decor...

Turn of the Century Continental classicizing faux white marble bust depicting a nude, downward-glancing Grecian or Roman woman wearing a diadem in her hair.

Wall Sculpture of Childs Face Artist Eugene Canneel (1882-1966) Belgium, circa 1950 Inscribed Signature along the Edge "a very nice child's face wall scuplture ready to hang" "it w...

"French Louis XVI style (19th Cent) parian marble bust of Marie Antoinette wearing a robe and mounted on a festooned pedestal and resting on a bronze base (signed with Sevre mark) V...

This larger-than-life 6' 9" faux marble male bust sculpture commands attention, featuring a refined hollow design in textured concrete composite. With a body height of 49" and broad ...

Exquisite vintage Alfredo Barbini Murano art glass clown bust. Piece is in excellent condition with no issues.

Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947 Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base. Signed "D. H. Chiparus". Measures: height 37cm and 22 cms. diam. base Excellent c...

A 19th Century carved alabaster bust sculpture of a young girl with a frilled bonnet peeling an orange. After a work by Italian sculptor Pietro Giorgi. There is an old repaired crack...

On first viewing of this fabulous original Art Deco figure you can't not be taken aback by the sheer size, very unusual and impressive, standing 55 cm high and 40 cm in length he's t...

Wonderfully stylish and completely original 1930s Art Deco female mannequin. She's made from compressed board, similar to papier maché and then skillfully layer of plaster and hand p...

Grand Tour bronze of the god Ajax from Greek mythology. Very detailed with a beautiful patina.

Hermes is the messenger god in Greek mythology. He is the quickest and most clever of the gods. The original is displayed in the Side Museum. Hermes, a descendant of the Titans, is ...

19th century Italian Grand Tour white marble bust of Augustus Caesar. Bust sits on a round white marble pedestal base. Augustus was Julius Caesar's great-nephew, and the first Roman ...

Description Bronze sculpture of Hera, Greek divinity. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF THE LOT AND SHIPPING INFORMATION CAN BE REQUEST BY SENDING AN EMAIL. Indicative shipping costs...

Very good cast of a Benin bonze head, probably mid 20th century From the Benin Tribe of Africa comes this beautiful bronze head

Bust Pope Gilt Metal Bust on Hand Carved Wood Base Sculpture Antique Dealer LA . An amazing 19th Century bust depicting figure of Pope of Rome Leo XIII compo...