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Joseph Bansimba African bust carved in wenge - 20th
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Joseph Bansimba African bust carved in wenge - 20th
African Art - Ethnic decoration
Measures : 30x16cm H: 21,5cm
Material : Wenge
Category
20th Century Congolese Wood Busts
Materials
Wenge
Busto in gesso del 19thC decorato con fregi antichi e conchiglie
Located in Livorno, IT
Questo busto in gesso realizzato nel 19Thc raffigura una figura maschile, probabilmente un illustre personaggio o un ricco gentiluomo.
é stato arricchito e impreziosito con una decor...
Category
2010s Italian Wood Busts
Materials
Shell, Gesso, Wood
French 1880s Carved Walnut Putto Feeding a Swan Sculpted Group on Marble Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French carved walnut putto feeding a swan sculpture from the late 19th century, with marble base. Created in France during the last quarter of the 19th century, this walnut sculpte...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Wood Busts
Materials
Marble
17th Century Spanish Carved Polychrome and Painted Bust of Christ on Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
Make a statement on your mantel, enfilade or tabletop with this antique "Haute Epoque" carved santo figure. Created in Spain, circa 1680, the bust is set ...
Category
Late 17th Century Spanish Antique Wood Busts
Materials
Gesso, Walnut
Pair of hand-carved wooden woman/man bust statues - 20th
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Pair of hand-carved wooden woman/man bust statues - 20th
bookend - Art - Tribal
Measures : 23,5x15cm H:44,5cm
Wear consistent with age and use : see photos
Category
20th Century Tribal Wood Busts
Materials
Wood
Busto di Faraone in legno di cirmolo decorato con conchiglie policrome
Located in Livorno, IT
Busto di grandi dimensioni in pregiato legno di cirmolo intagliato a mano raffigurante un antico Faraone Egizio.
Il busto è stato realizzato da una famosa bottega artigianale di Fir...
Category
2010s Italian Wood Busts
Materials
Shell, Silk, Wood
Art Deco Bedouin Head Bust Terracotta, Glazed Ceramic
Wood Table Lamp, 1950
Located in Miami, FL
One of a kind bedouin head bust table lamp.
Bust is handmade out of Terracotta and Ceramic and mounted on a black lacquered base.
Marked at the reverse.
Wired for Europe, can be m...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Wood Busts
Materials
Brass
Vintage Mid 20th Century Military Bust of Napoleon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This moody bronze-toned bust of Napoleon commands attention with a heavy gaze and unmistakable silhouette. His iconic bicorne hat and military coat are rendered with bold, simplified...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Wood Busts
Materials
Resin, Wood, Paint
Contemporary Bust of a Man made out of carved and painted Pine, 2023
Located in Berlin, DE
Crafted in 2023, the Contemporary Bust of a Man breathes life into the age-old tradition of sculptural expression. Hewn from pine, its form emerges from the raw essence of nature, ca...
Category
2010s German Modern Wood Busts
Materials
Plaster, Pine, Paint
$1,331 Sale Price
20% Off
Buddha-Form Mahogany and Black Lacquer Sculpture on White Lucite Pedestal
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved and black lacquered mahogany bust of Buddha on mahogany plinth with white Lucite pedestal. The back of the head is open and can be used creatively. In this case, it is as a ve...
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Wood Busts
Materials
Lucite, Mahogany, Lacquer
$3,000 Sale Price
20% Off
1960s Burl Wood Carving of A Woman
s Face
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1960s Burl Wood Carving of A Woman's Face
Warm natural burl wood tones add texture and interest to this hand-carved sculpture
Natural and yet refined
Small chip in burl as shown in ...
Category
1960s Vintage Wood Busts
Materials
Wood, Burl
Set of 6 Wooden Chess Pieces, Linden Wood, Handmade Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Set of 6 Ceramic Chess Pieces, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
A luxurious chess set designed for the most sophisticated and ambitious...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Wood Busts
Materials
Gold Leaf
Wooden Head, Edo People, Benin Nigeria with Stand
Located in Hamburg, DE
Carved from reddish brown hardwood, the hollow form rises from a cylindrical neck, the lowest part being a rounded base, then surrounded by diagonal sections. The neck is surrounded by nine rows of coral beaded necklaces (odigba) that extend to a thread motif on the back of the head. Face in full relief with straight lips, flared, flattened nose and oval eyes with set shell (nut) for the pupils. Along the forehead are six frontal scars treated with rectangular cavities in which should have inserts nutshells. In this case there is only one left
Small ears on each side of the head, each C-shaped. A headband consisting of three rows of almost completely distroyed.
On the right side of the head, a single feather extends upward from a beaded rosette. Behind the ear, two long braids of hair hang down to the beaded collar and then become bows that reach the roots. The left side of the head has a long, single braid behind the ear that hangs down to the beaded collar and becomes a bow that ends at the base. On each side, three strands of hair appear at the temples under the headband. Featuring an open hole with a circular motif on the top of the head and a rectangular open slit down the back. Insect damage in different areas; very old worn finish showing a lot of age.
Very heavy insect damage in all areas; very old worn finish showing a lot of age.
“Wooden shrine heads were permitted to sit on the altars of chiefs and important figures, in contrast to the copper alloy heads used exclusively by the kings of Benin. (Frederic Backlar, Bonhams, New York, 2012, lot 172)
Osemwede (reigned 1816-1848) was the first Oba to decree that human heads could be carved for the altars of chiefs of royal lineage, rather than just wooden antelope and perhaps goat heads. Therefore, chiefs of blood enjoyed in Benin City (but not throughout the Kingdom of Benin, where antelope heads continued to be placed on the altars of their ancestors well into the 20s. Thus, the (wooden) human heads are said to be later than ca. 1816, but the actual age depends condition, insect damage, etc." (Fagg, William, Christie's, London, 1988, lot 206)
"Feathers were worn by chiefs as a sign of status. The heads have a hole at the top intended to hold a large carved ivory tusk...
Category
Mid-19th Century Beninese Antique Wood Busts
Materials
Hardwood
$4,659 Sale Price
20% Off
17th Century Set Of Venetian Bronze Door Handles On Wooden Stands
Located in Bradenton, FL
Set of four 17th century Venetian bronze door handles, set on ebonized wooden stands. Each handle is a original of a bronze bust of an ancient Italian man affixed to a square wooden ...
Category
17th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Wood Busts
Materials
Bronze
Gilles Jacques Cloutier Large Female Nude Sculpture
By Gilles Jacques Cloutier
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Gilles Jacques Cloutier Quebec, Canada 1947-2014 large sculpture of the female form 'carved in the round' from cedar.
Category
20th Century Canadian Wood Busts
Materials
Cedar
$1,595 Sale Price
54% Off
Indian 19th Century Ceremonial Wooden Mask
Located in Yonkers, NY
Our 19th century antique ceremonial wooden mask is from Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan in India. The bust form mask features the woman from chest up with large earrings and necklace while her ears protrude from the sides of the antique wooden mask...
Category
19th Century Indian Rustic Antique Wood Busts
Materials
Wood
1950s Wood Sculpture of Woman
Located in Tarrytown, NY
A beautiful 1950s Wood Sculptural Bust of a Woman
Sides appear as a scroll
Richly Carved Wood
Crack in wood on left side.
Category
1950s Unknown Vintage Wood Busts
Materials
Wood
Antique Hand Carved Oak Wood Bust or Sculpture of a Religious Monk or Friar
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This well executed hand carved bust is unsigned, but believed to have been done in England in circa 1900 in the period Edwardian style. The sculpture is composed of solid oak and dep...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Wood Busts
Materials
Oak
Biagio Romeo Wood and Bronze Sculpture
By Romeo
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful sculpture designed by Biagio Romeo in the 1960s, of fine Italian manufacture. The sculpture has a rectangular base made of polished black wood, ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Busts
Materials
Bronze
$1,331 Sale Price
20% Off
Modern Black Flute Column, Pedestal Sculpture, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Flute Column, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern.
Flute is the perfect standing piece of art to enhance any interior. Flute is a unique design with con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Wood Busts
Materials
Brass
Ken Warneke Face Painting "Female Looking Right"
Located in Chicago, IL
Ken Warneke Face Painting "Female Looking Right"
Chicago School Warneke exhibited at the MCA Chicago
Signed and dated to verso of all three works ‘K. Warneke 1984’.
Category
1980s North American Vintage Wood Busts
Materials
Masonite
Circa 1700 Iron Mounted Carved French Oak Bust of a Woman
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon…
Dating to circa 1700, this bust of a French woman was hand-carved in oak. The beautiful visage has been mounted to an iron stand more recently, allowi...
Category
Early 1700s French Antique Wood Busts
Materials
Metal, Iron
Ira Yeager Sculpture Pierrot Clown Head on Stand
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical French pantomime pierrot head or bust sculpture mounted on a stand by artist Ira Yeager (American 1938-2022). One of several Ira created from pain...
Category
20th Century American Modern Wood Busts
Materials
Concrete, Tin
Bust of Chief Tamati Tamaiwhakanehua Kauri gum, New Zealand, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
Bust of Chief Tamati Tamaiwhakanehua, Kauri gum, New Zealand, circa 1860
This rare lifesize bust depicts Tamati Tamaiwhakanehua, a high-ranking chief of the Te Whānau-a-Ruataupare a...
Category
19th Century New Zealand Antique Wood Busts
Materials
Resin, Wood
Plaster sculpture "Blanzeflor" by Swedish sculptor Stig Blomberg, Sweden, 1942
Located in Hägersten, SE
Sculpture depicting "Blanzeflor" by Swedish sculptor Stig Blomberg. Made ca 1942-43 in Sweden. Plaster on a teak base. Signed by the artist on the back. Good vintage condition with a...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wood Busts
Materials
Plaster, Teak
Mid Century Clay Head Sculpture on Wood Base
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Mid Century clay bust of a man. Brutalist and unique on a wooden base. Expressive and abstract.
Category
1970s Unknown Brutalist Vintage Wood Busts
Materials
Clay, Wood
Three Early 20th Century Red Horn Carvings of Buddha and Bodhisattva
Located in Hudson, NY
Three early 20th century red horn carvings of Buddha and Bodhisattvas. These three carvings all from approx. circa 1915 represent the bodhisattvas and or the ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Wood Busts
Materials
Horn, Rosewood
Vintage Sculpture / Bust of Mythological Deity "Pan" in Painted Plaster Cast
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Impressive plaster cast of the mythological deity, Pan, finished in gold paint and mounted via a steel rod to a wooden plank supported by brass orb feet (ca. 1970s, USA).
Very good, ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Busts
Materials
Brass
Massive Antique Carved Hardwood Bust Of Shakespeare
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A Rare European Hardwood (Believed to be Elm) wall-mount Bust of the justly famous Playwright, Writer and Actor William Shakespeare (April 1564-April 1616). Unmistakeable with his po...
Category
19th Century European Renaissance Antique Wood Busts
Materials
Hardwood
Small 17th Century Oak Carved Bust from France
Located in Dallas, TX
A small oak bust, dating to the 1600s, this well-carved wooden statue hails from France. Depicting an unknown religious figure, the sculpture has a deep rich brown patina, enhancing ...
Category
17th Century French Antique Wood Busts
Materials
Wood, Oak
Lead Bust of a Gentleman
By Chuck Watson
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This detailed solid lead sculpture by Charles Watson, 1974, is an impressive bust of a gentleman situated on a walnut plinth. The figure is strikingly imposing as an impressive figure.
Category
20th Century American Other Wood Busts
Materials
Lead
$3,400
Mid-17th Century French Carved Walnut Bust of Saint Paul
Located in Dallas, TX
Carved in France in the 17th century, this commanding walnut bust likely represents Saint Paul the Apostle, depicted with dramatic realism and spiritual gravity. The figure features ...
Category
Mid-17th Century French Baroque Antique Wood Busts
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Bust of a Bishop finished in polychrome.
Located in Lincoln, GB
Antique Polychrome Carved Bust of a Bishop
18th Century Bust of a Bishop is a truly remarkable piece that showcases the exceptional craftsmanship and historical significance of the e...
Category
18th Century French Baroque Antique Wood Busts
Materials
Wood
Nils Sjogren Style Plaster Mounted Bust
By Nils Sjögren
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Plaster bust of a man in the style of Swedish designer Nils Sjogren. The sculpture features a man with a moustache and curly hair mounted on a freeform wood base.
Dimensions
5" widt...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Expressionist Wood Busts
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Pair 19th Century Baroque Style German Carved Wood Busts of Putti
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine pair of carved fruit wood busts of young boys, or putti, South Germany, late 19th century. The realistically carved faces showing distinct personalities and intense gazes. Mou...
Category
Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Wood Busts
Materials
Fruitwood
20th C. Victorian Mahogany Bust of William Shakespeare, U.S.A.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A finely carved 20th-century mahogany bust of William Shakespeare, showcasing exquisite craftsmanship characteristic of the Victorian era. The bust is intricately rendered with remar...
Category
20th Century American Wood Busts
Materials
Mahogany
Hand Carved Pair of 1950s Papua New Guinea Male and Female Wooden Sculptures
By Jef Deconinck
Located in Lisse, NL
Museum quality and condition pair of busts.
Anyone who knows a little bit about indigenous art immediately can tell that these sculptures were not carved by a local artist. These ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Wood Busts
Materials
Wood
Mid-century Masculine Wooden Sculpture Testa
Located in Weesp, NL
One of a kind beautiful mid-century masculine sculpture cut from one piece of wood. A truly gorgeous piece, a diamond in kust about any interior.
The Testa will be shipped overseas i...
Category
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Busts
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Carved Marble Sculpture on Walnut Base
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Carved marble sculpture of hugging nude male and female.
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Wood Busts
Materials
Marble
Art Deco Colonial Sculpture
Located in bari, IT
Colonial Art Deco period sculpture in solid wood depicting an African woman.
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage Wood Busts
Materials
Wood
$1,521 Sale Price
20% Off
Vincenzo Rosignoli
Assisi, 1856 - Firenze, 1920
Scugnizzo
By Vincenzo Rosignoli
Located in Prato, IT
He lived for many years in Florence, where he was a pupil of the sculptor augusto passaglia. He decorates numerous florentine buildings and creates various sculptures in tuscany and ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Wood Busts
Materials
Terracotta, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Stylized Plaster Sculpture of Madonna and Child
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid-20th century stylized plaster buste of Madonna and Child.
Measures: Height 34 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Wood Busts
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Grand Tour Bronze Bust Of Seneca
Located in Essex, MA
Bust of Seneca likely made in the Naples area of Italy. Now seated on a faux porphyry base. Loss of a section of bronze at base of neck.
Category
1870s Italian Grand Tour Antique Wood Busts
Materials
Bronze
French Modern Marble Portrait Bust of a Lady, by L. Cordonnier, 1951
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French modern marble portrait bust of a lady, by L. Cordonnier, '51
A serene carved marble portrait bust of a young lady with braided hair looking downwards.
Signed L. Cordonnier,...
Category
20th Century French Modern Wood Busts
Materials
Marble
$2,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 20th Century Vintage Bronze Abstract Sculpture of Woman
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Discover the compelling beauty of abstract form with this vintage bronze sculpture depicting a woman's head. Crafted from bronze, the sculpture features striking, faceted planes and ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Wood Busts
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Mannekin Santibelli Saint
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Intriguing 18th century Italian Santibelli in walnut. These small saint figurines were created in the spirit of the 'chreche' figurines (depiction of t...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Other Antique Wood Busts
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Figurative African Bookends Carved in Hardwood
Located in London, GB
Figurative bookends hand carved from hardwood circa African West-coast 1950's depicting a man and women.
Category
1970s African Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Busts
Materials
Hardwood
Vintage Boho Original Terracotta Bust of Woman
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Graceful yet expressive, this vintage terracotta bust of a woman captures the timeless beauty of classical form with a distinctly bohemian flair. Sculpted in raw terracotta, the elon...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wood Busts
Materials
Clay, Terracotta, Wood
Italian Bronze Neoclassical Grand Tour Bust
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A small Italian Grand Tour bust, circa 1780, depicting a patinated bronze gentleman in neoclassical dress upon a contrasting marble plinth. Onc...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Wood Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
20th century African mask on base
Located in Linkebeek, BE
20th century African mask on base
Wear consistent with age and use
Tribal decoration - Ethnic
Measures : 32cmx26cm H:70cm
Category
1990s Wood Busts
Materials
Cord, Hardwood
Busti in gesso decorati con conchiglie
Located in Livorno, IT
Serie limitata di busti in gesso interamente decorati con conchiglie policrome e antichi frammenti lignei dorati.
I singoli pezzi si caratterizzano per dettagli colorati e preziosi, ...
Category
2010s Italian Wood Busts
Materials
Shell, Gesso, Wood
An Exquisite Antique Buddha Head Statue Southeast Asian
Located in Atlanta, GA
An gilt and lacquered wood Buddha head with displayed on a metal and Lucite stand. stunning presence with its refined features and amazing details. The carving is of exquisite qualit...
Category
18th Century Laotian Archaistic Antique Wood Busts
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mid Century Hand Carved Wooden Sculpture African Beauty A. Ramarson 1959
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid century hand carved wooden sculpture African beauty Signed by the artist A. Ramarson. Dated 1959.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Busts
Materials
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Hand Carved Walnut Monk Bust in Cassock
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautifully carved fruit wood sculpture was crafted in France, circa 1950. The realistic vintage bust sits on a swivel base and features the face of a pensive monk wearing his c...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Wood Busts
Materials
Walnut
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 emblem. It's the perfect size for a bookshelf or tabletop decoration!
Category
Mid-20th Century Wood Busts
Materials
Wood
18th Century Angel
s Head Sculpture Handcarved in Wood
Located in Marbella, ES
18th century Angel's head sculpture handcarved in wood.
Category
Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Wood Busts
Materials
Wood
Ashanti Female Head, Ghana Style
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Ashanti female head, Ghana style
Measures: Height 43 in (109.2 cm.), width 8.25 in. (20.95 cm.), base width 7.75 in. (19.68 cm.), base depth 9.18 in. (23....
Category
20th Century Wood Busts
Materials
Wood
Set of Three 20th C. Mahogany Busts of Schiller, Shakespeare
Sir Walter Scott
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A refined set of three 20th-century carved Mahogany busts representing influential literary and historical figures (From left to Right): Friedrich Schiller, William Shakespeare and S...
Category
20th Century American Wood Busts
Materials
Mahogany
Primitive Boho Hand-Carved Wood Bust
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This raw, expressive bust is a powerful example of outsider or folk-inspired sculpture. Hand-carved from a single piece of weathered wood, the figure features exaggerated facial feat...
Category
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Wood Busts
Materials
Wood
Cavalier Sans Tête, Carved Wooden Torso Mounted on Custom Black Lacquer Base
Located in Yonkers, NY
"Cavalier Sans Tête", carved antique carved wooden torso mounted on a black lacquered custom base. Behold a piece of enigmatic allure, the "Cavalier Sans ...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Wood Busts
Materials
Metal
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