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Alabaster Bust of Judith with Marble Column After August Riedel Painting
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a heavy alabaster bust sculpture of Judith after the painting of August Riedel. It depicts
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Bust of Baron Antonio Negri
Located in Milano, IT
Bust of a nobleman in white marble signed and dated 1837. The portrayed is the Baron Antonio Paolo
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Other Busts
Materials
Marble
Costanza Bonarelli Bust
By Raffaello Romanelli
Located in Milan, IT
Handcrafted by artists from the Florence-based Romanelli Gallery, this plaster bust depicts
Category
2010s Italian Busts
Materials
Plaster
Silver Bust of Menelaus King of Sparta Grand Tour
Located in Rochester, NY
19th century silver plate bust Menelaus mythological king of Sparta. A fine casting with rich
Category
Antique 19th Century European Grand Tour Busts
Materials
Silver Plate
Georgian Marble Bust of Baronet Montagu Roger Burgoyne
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Georgian marble bust of Major General Montagu-Roger Burgoyne, the 8th baronet of Sutton
Category
Antique 19th Century Georgian Busts
Materials
Marble
19th Century Carrara Marble Bust Sculpture of Classical Statesman
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A CARVED MARBLE BUST OF A CLASSICAL STATESMAN
Carrara marble on separately turned socle unsigned
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Busts
Materials
Marble
Bronze Bust of Menelaus King of Sparta Grand Tour, circa 19th Century
Located in London, GB
19th Century bronze bust Menelaus mythological king of Sparta. A fine casting with rich patina. In
Category
Antique 1880s French Grand Tour Busts
Materials
Bronze
Petite Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Bust of a Young Lady
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A lovely gilt bronze bust depicting an elegant young lady, with fashionable frilled bonnet, finely
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Busts
Materials
Bronze
Italian Grand Tour Antique Bronze Sculpture, Bust of Julius Caesar
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GRAND TOUR
Italian, 19th century
Bust of Julius Caesar
Patinated and pigmented sand-cast bronze
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Jim Amaral Bronze Bust Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Colombian/American artist Jim Amaral bronze bust sculpture signed and dated Amaral 93'. This is an
Category
20th Century Colombian Busts
Materials
Bronze
Ormolu & Marble Bust of Louise Brogniart After Houdon Signed Thiebaut Freres
By Thiebaut Freres
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 6 1/2in W: 2 1/4in D: 2in
This Antique French Ormolu Bronze And Marble bust of
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
H 6.5 in W 2.25 in D 2 in
Pair of Grand Tour Bronze Busts, “Homer” & “Pseudo-Seneca”, circa 1880
By Chiurazzi fondata
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GRAND TOUR
Italian School
Pair of Busts, "Homer" & "Pseudo-Seneca", after Antiquity
Patinated
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Composition Marble Bust of Apollo on a Pedestal, 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A beautifully sculpted marble bust of the famous Greek god Apollo, on it's original fabulous
Category
Vintage 1950s Busts
Materials
Marble
H 22.05 in W 14.57 in D 9.06 in
French Bronze Sculpture Antique Bust of Greek Warrior, late 19th century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FRENCH SCHOOL
4th qtr, 19th century
Bust of Greek Warrior
Patinated bronze unsigned cast circa
Category
Antique 19th Century French Romantic Busts
Materials
Bronze
H 18.13 in W 8.25 in D 5.25 in
French Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture “Bust of Thais” by Emmanuel Villanis
By Emmanuel Villanis
Located in Shippensburg, PA
EMMANUEL VILLANIS
French, fl. 1880-1920
"Bust of Thais"
Cast signature to shoulder "E. Villanis
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Busts
Materials
Bronze
H 11 in W 10.13 in D 6.25 in
Pair of French Bronze Sculptures Busts “Comedy & Tragedy” by Eugene Laurent
By Emmanuel Marcel Laurent
Located in Shippensburg, PA
bases Unsigned, cast circa 1885
Item # 211PPA29S
A rare and exceptional pair of bronze busts by
Category
Antique 19th Century French Romantic Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 17.5 in W 9.5 in D 3.38 in
French Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture “Bust of Thais” by Emmanuel Villanis
By Emmanuel Villanis
Located in Shippensburg, PA
EMMANUEL VILLANIS
French, fl. 1880-1920
"Bust of Thais"
Signed in cast along shoulder "E
Category
20th Century French Busts
Materials
Bronze
H 21.5 in W 12.5 in D 5.13 in
French Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture “Bust of Diana” by Emmanuel Villanis
By Emmanuel Villanis
Located in Shippensburg, PA
EMMANUEL VILLANIS
French, fl. 1880-1920
"Bust of Diana the Huntress"
Signed in cast along
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Busts
Materials
Bronze
H 22.75 in W 12 in D 5.88 in
French Art Deco Modernist Bronze Sculpture, Bust of Young Man, Alfredo Pina
By Alfredo Pina
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ALFREDO PINA
French, 1883-1966
Bust of a Young Man
Lost-wax cast medium-brown patinated bronze
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 19.25 in W 9.63 in D 6 in
Art Nouveau Sculpture Bust by Anton Nelson
By Anton Nelson
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art Nouveau sculpture Bust by Anton Nelson
Circa 1949-1910 Origin France
Material: zinc plated
Category
Antique Early 1900s Art Nouveau Busts
Materials
Zinc
Fred Press, American Art Deco, Painted Plaster Bust of a Faun, ca. 1930s
By Fred Press
Located in New York, NY
paintings and drawings that reflect similar themes. His sculpting artistry culminated in being commissioned
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Busts
Materials
Plaster
H 12.75 in W 4.5 in D 4.5 in
Art Deco Female Mannequin Bust, c1940's
Located in Devon, England
and her paintwork looks very vibrant, having said that unlike most over painting she's been expertly
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Busts
Materials
Plaster
MCM Modernist Alien Bust / Head Sculpture by Andre Minaux
By Andre Minaux
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool MCM modernist alien bust / head sculpture by Andre Minaux, circa 1970s. This rare
Category
Mid-20th Century American Busts
Materials
Metal
Mathilde Bonaparte Bust by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875)
Located in New York, US
Our rare, tinted plaster bust of Princess Mathilde Bonaparte (1820-1904) by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Busts
Materials
Plaster
A post war textured stoneware sculpture bust, signed - British School
Located in London, GB
periods in British art encompassing a dramatic evolution in painting, sculpture and photography that was
Category
Vintage 1950s British Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Stoneware
Antique H. Lemaire General Hoche Napoleon Plaster Paint Bust Sculpture
Located in Munich, DE
Bust of general Hoche, one of the most important generals under Napoléon the 1st. Signed and dated
Category
Antique 1830s French Charles X Busts
Materials
Paint, Plaster
H 29.53 in W 16.54 in D 11.42 in
French Whitewashed Carved Wooden Sculpture Head or Bust on a Pedestal
Located in Barntrup, DE
Whitewashed carved wooden sculpture head or bust on a dark brown pedestal, France, circa the 1920s
Category
Vintage 1920s French Baroque Busts
Materials
Oak, Wood
Late 19th Century Antique Marble Bust Atala Signed A. Piazza Carrara
By Antonio Piazza
Located in Stamford, CT
A beautiful marble bust of a young woman Atala, handed carved of white Carrara marble in the 1890s
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Unique and All Handcrafted Lifesize Vincent van Gogh Bronze Bust Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and very rare (if not unique) bronze bust of one of Holland's finest painters ever
Category
Late 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Busts
Materials
Bronze
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H 14.5 in W 9 in D 11 in
Antique Pair Italian Bronze Busts Dionysus and Ariadne by Clodion 18th Century
By Claude Michel Clodion
Located in London, GB
This is a fine antique pair of Italian Grand Tour solid bronze busts of Dionysus and Ariadne by
Category
Antique 1790s Italian Busts
Materials
Bronze
H 11.03 in W 6.3 in D 5.12 in
Antique White Marble Sculpture of Madame Recamier
By Joseph Chinard
Located in Stockholm, SE
also began to produce the portrait medallions and busts in which he would reveal his greatest gifts
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
The Duke of Wellington after the Lawrence Gahagan commission for Stratfield Saye
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This impressive bronze table bust of the Duke of Wellington is in the form of a classical tribute
Category
Antique 1810s European Busts
Materials
Bronze
H 22 in W 25 in D 11 in
Beautiful Hand Carved Art Deco Era Sculpture of Artist & Designer Chris De Moor
Located in Lisse, NL
Solid teakwood bust of an attractive and clean cut gentleman on a coromandel base.
Christiaan
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Busts
Materials
Wood, Teak
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H 16.9 in W 9.25 in D 9.25 in
1955 Head of Woman in Painted Clay Signed TZ55 Attributed to Tono Zancanaro
By Tono Zancanaro
Located in Vigonza, Padua
and engraver.
He began painting as an autodidact in 1932. He trained mainly in Florence, in contact
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Busts
Materials
Clay
French 19th C Gilt and Patinated Bronze Group of Gloria Victis, by A. Mercie
By F. Barbedienne Foundry, Antonin Mercie
Located in New York, NY
la France at Domrémy in 1902.
From 1880, Mercié began painting but it was his sculpture that won
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Busts
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
H 31.5 in W 9.5 in D 8 in
French Bronze Ariadne After Clodion
By Claude Michel Clodion
Located in Newark, England
patination is sculpted as a bust of a Ariadne in nature with her hair tied up and leaves intwined in her hair
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Busts
Materials
Bronze
First Nations Sculptor Roy Henry Woman Carved in Stones on Pedestal Signed 2003
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
the Commonwealth Summit in Vancouver, the original of Roy's painting A Meeting of Chiefs was the
Category
Early 2000s Busts
Materials
Stone
H 13 in W 13 in D 9 in
cabeza abstracta
By Ethic&Tropic
Located in VALENCIA, ES
gave up painting, which he felt did not allow him to achieve his full potential. He turned to sculpture
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Sensibility
By Ethic&Tropic
Located in VALENCIA, ES
, he successfully embarked on a career as a painter, but gradually gave up painting, which he felt did
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Etruscan Sculpture Head, 4th Century A.D, Italy
Located in Girona, Spain
standards, and in surviving works is best seen in sculpture. There were important innovations in painting
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Greek Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture “Cendrillon” or Cinderella by Emmanuel Villanis
By Emmanuel Villanis
Located in Shippensburg, PA
"Cendrillon" cast circa 1930-50
Item # 212PVG15A
A charming bust of a young maiden entitled Cendrillon
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Busts
Materials
Bronze
H 15 in W 10 in D 4.25 in
Antique Traditional Hand-Painted Wooden Russian Doll, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
. Much of the artistry is in the painting of each doll, which can be very elaborate. The dolls often
Category
Vintage 1960s Russian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Wood
Antique Siena Marble Bronze Bacchanalia Cherub Group Atrib Claude Michel Clodion
By Claude Michel Clodion
Located in Dublin, Ireland
prestige. Travellers would return with crates of books, paintings, sculpture, and other cultural goods
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Busts
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
H 10.5 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
Song to Ming Dynasty Cast Iron Daoist Buddhist Head
Located in Dallas, TX
of a head. Custom vintage carved hardwood stand finishes off this outstanding and decorative bust
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Busts
Materials
Iron
Joan H. Shapiro Carved Stone Head Sculpture
By Joan Shapiro
Located in Long Island City, NY
consisted of paintings, drawings, sculpture and collage. There is a modern and lyrical quality to her work.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Stone
Rare Carved Limestone.Art Deco. W P A, Cubist Sculpture by William Slattery
By Bill Zuro
Located in Buffalo, NY
painting in Johannesburg 1948/50,
worked for a number of advertising agencies in Johannesburg, obtained
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Art Deco Busts
Materials
Limestone
Graffiti Nude Female Sculpture by L.A. II
Located in Pasadena, CA
create murals, sculptures, train paintings, and other objects, and Ortiz's style and techniques are
Category
1990s American Busts
Materials
Ceramic
"Juno" Woman's Bust Contemporary Painting
By Patrick Palmer
Located in Houston, TX
This work is a portrait of the Roman goddess Juno, the wife of Jupiter and the patron goddess of the Roman Empire. It was inspired by a trip that the artist, Patrick Palmer, took to ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"The Face" Modern Abstract Blue Toned Figurative Portrait Painting of a Bust
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract figurative portrait painting by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The work features
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Expressionist Portrait Oil Painting on Paper "Bust of Man with Black Elements"
By André François van Vuuren
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Unique oil painting on hand made paper, framed and ready to hang. Size of 71 x 50 cm is that of the
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper
H 27.96 in W 19.69 in D 1.58 in
Surrealist Large Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Female Blue Green Bust Cat
By Isabel Rock
Located in Norfolk, GB
. Whilst the work is on heavy duty art paper and mixed media, the artist is happy that the painting will be
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Paint, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen
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H 48.04 in W 59.85 in
Bust of a Lady - Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Still Life Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful 1950's French impressionist oil on board still life depicting a bust length sculpture
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
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H 19.69 in W 17.33 in
Bamboo with a Bust of Henry VIII
By Mary Vernon
Located in Dallas, TX
these meetings, changing everything. All my paintings show this shifting world." - Mary Vernon
Born
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board, Oil
Bust Female - Hyperrealistic Figurative Portrait Oil Painting Artwork on Canvas
By Jose Carlos Zubiaur
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Combining photorealistic oil painting on canvas with the illusion of computer-rendered graphics
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Berthe Thorwaldsen with bust of Horace Vernet - 1833
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Berthe Thorwaldsen with Bust of Horace Vernet is an original modern artwork realized by
Category
1830s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
H 39.38 in W 29.53 in D 0.04 in
The paradox, bust portrait of a jester, 2002
By Edward Povey
Located in ATLANTA, GA
through the South Coast Period of paintings. Studio: South Coast of England.
1974-81 University of Wales
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Owen Ormsby, bust-length, in a brown coat
Located in London, GB
Attributed to Gainsborough Dupont (1754 - 1797, British)
Portrait of Owen Ormsby, bust-length, in a
Category
Late 18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine 18th Century British Portrait of an Aristocratic Lady, Large oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Circle of Thomas Hudson (1701-1779) British.
18th Century Bust Portrait of a Lady,
Oil on Canvas
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fine 18th Century British Portrait of an Aristocratic Lady, Large oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Circle of Thomas Hudson (1701-1779) British.
18th Century Bust Portrait of a Lady,
Oil on Canvas
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bust portrait of Louis V Joseph de Bourbon-Condé (1736-1818), prince of Condé
Located in PARIS, FR
Rosalie GROSSARD
(Active at the beginning of the 19th century)
Bust portrait of Louis V Joseph de
Category
Early 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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