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Busts/Heads — Sculpture/Statuary - Philips Auctions Australia
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| Philips Auctions Australia | |
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| Number of lots recorded: | 58 |
| Lots with images: | 58 |
| Prices available: | 58 |
Category:
Busts/Heads
| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
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| *** | An Art Nouveau marble bust of iris, signed E. Villanis, circa 1900. Fashioned as a beautiful young maiden, her flowing hair cascading around her serene face, with iris blooms swathed across her body. Height 65 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of marble busts on marble columns. In, the manner of Cordier, modelled as a turbaned and bearded Arabic gentleman and his pensive female counterpart, the black marble busts contrasting with white marble head-dresses and upper garments. On black… | *** |  |
| *** | An fine large Art Nouveau marble and granite bust, 'Mora', circa early 1920s, an exotically dressed woman with a headband and beaded adornments, the woman in white marble, her dress and embellishments in pink granite, raised on a tapering square plinth,… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine marble bust of a young woman by Giovanni Brogi (1853-1919), circa 1900, a bust of a young gazing woman wearing a headscarf, in white Carrara marble, her laced outfit in contrasting rose and grey flecked marble, raised on a shaped pedestal; incised… | *** |  |
| *** | Godet, Henri (1863-1937) 'Ophelie', patinated bronze. Height 58 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A signed Bi-Colour marble portrait bust of a young woman, circa 1900, the serene white marble figure of a young woman, gazing with her head inclined, a scarf tied with a band about her head and wearing a vigorously purple veined dress; faint inscribed… | *** |  |
| *** | An alabaster and marble female bust, circa 1900. 'Sapho' (sic), the bust of the serene classical figure with a painted laurel garland about her tied hair and raised on a tapering rectangular mottled marble base marked 'Sapho' in distinctive lettering in… | *** |  |
| *** | A French marble bust of a woman, circa 1900, the white marble bust of a serene young woman wearing a loosely tied head scarf, her laced dress and shaped plinth in contrasting mottled grey and cream marble, height 42 cm, width 31 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Victorian marble bust of a Spanish maiden, circa 1880, the long haired maiden wearing a pierced and wrapped shawl above a circular base. Height 52 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A French spelter figure lamp base 'Genie de la Musique' after the original by matt (Mathurin) Moreau, depicting a winged classical figure in a serpentine pose with flowing drapery holding a torch aloft, with name plaque to the faux marble base. Height 60… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Regency Grand Tour bronze and marble busts, early 19th century, busts of Roman emperors Tiberio and Domiziano with inscribed names, waisted integral socles and raised on rosso antico marble bases. Height 32 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An alabaster figural bust, late 19th to early 20th century, with mark of Dante Zoi, Firenze. Depicting a young woman with her hair coiled around her ears and wearing a headscarf, her gathered and draped dress in deeper veined alabaster and the whole… | *** |  |
| *** | A white marble bust of Venus, early 20th century, the downward facing figure draped in robes above a square soccle base. Height 46 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An antique marble and alabaster carved bust of a woman, circa 1900, the serene study of a young woman in a head scarf and laced dress gazing into, the distance, finely carved in white marble, her dress in flecked alabaster, height 37 cm, width 34 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An antique marble bust of a girl in Medieval dress, circa 1900. the white marble bust of a reflective young woman, with shawl covered hair and a medieval inspired braided dress in contrasting pale grey veined marble. Height 36.5 cm. Width 36 cm. Depth 19… | *** |  |
| *** | A copper clad bust of 'Clytie' and a marble pedestal, the large bust after the antique, in bronze coloured copper and weighted with a dark grey marble pedestal, latter as found, height 183 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An antique marble bust of a classical woman, 19th century. the white marble bust of a classical allegorical woman her hair tied with ivy and clusters of fruit; unmarked. Height 42 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Michelotti, A. (working late 19th/early 20th century), 'Mignon Iii', a bust of a lady, alabaster, her scarf and dress with incised decorative details, on an integral socle, incised signature and title to the back. Height 33 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A French carved marble and alabaster bust of a maiden French, early, 20th century, modelled in a soft cap and shawl, her head and neck in white marble, her shawl in veined pale green alabaster, on a separate grey marble plinth. Height 40 cm (including… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique marble bust of a woman, circa 1900, the serene contemplative study of a woman, her head wrapped in a turban scarf, and wearing a contrasting loose tunic dress in veined and mottled marble, height 34 cm, width 34 cm, depth 19 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Continental Art Nouveau bronze bust of a maiden modelled looking downwards to the right, her hair in a flowing scarf with coins sewn to it, on an integral socle cast with her (illegible) name, her flesh polished bronze, her hair and scarf and the socle… | *** |  |
| *** | An Orientalist spelter bust on an ebonised pedestal, after Louis Hottot (French 1829-1905), early 20th century, the polychromed spelter bust of an exotically clad ottoman gentleman, unmarked, mounted on an ebonised cylindrical pedestal. Height 170 cm,… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique marble bust, later 19th century, the white marble bust of a young woman with a serene expression dressed in a ribboned bonnet, upon a pedestal base, height 52.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco terracotta portrait bust, circa 1920s-30s, the hand modelled terracotta bust of a young woman with 'Garcon' style hair, and supported on a timber block base, unmarked, height 37 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A bust of a woman, 19th century, white marble, modelled in the late Georgian manner, looking straight ahead with roses in her hair and at her lightly-draped decolletage, on a separate waisted socle. Height 70 cm. (overall) | *** |  |
| *** | A signed marble bust of a woman, O. Guerrieri (active 1890-1920), c1900, the serene white marble portrait bust of a young woman with downcast eyes, a scarf tied around her head and hair, wearing a purple veined marble dress with incised decorative details… | *** |  |
| *** | An alabaster bust of a woman by Bessier, early 20th century, a pensive young woman in a head scarf gazing upwards to her left, wearing a gown in contrasting mottled amber colours with a drawstring bodice, incised Bessier, verso, height 24 cm, width 20 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Cipriani, Adolpho (active late 19th-early 20th century) bust of a maiden in a lace bonnet white marble, incised signature to the back, on a separate circular base (base damaged). Height 47 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An antique marble bust of a woman, circa 1900, the serene figure of a young woman with downcast eyes, dressed in a frilled and pierced bonnet, her dress with pleated cap sleeves, unmarked, height 25.5 cm, width 23.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A fine bronze bust of Diana after Jean-Antoine Houdon C1900, modelled after the late 18th century model by Jean-Antoine Houdon, and depicting the contemplative huntress with eyes averted, a crescent moon sickle in her hair and classical drapery to her… | *** |  |
| *** | A marble bust, after Antonio Canova (1757-1822), 19th century, the serene bust of a young woman with plaited hair and raised upon a separate waisted base, inscribed mark of Canova verso, height 35 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A spelter male figure of 'Le Triomphe' by Moreau, Louis Auguste (1855-1919), the heroic male figure in a classical stance with billowing girdled drapery, his left hand holding aloft a pair of gilded laurel garlands and in his right, a laurel branch;… | *** |  |
| *** | A cold painted bronze and ivory figurine by Solange Bertrand, circa 1925, featuring a young girl in a short tunic at play with a skipping rope, the figure in lustred dull gold colours with ivory bust and arms, raised on a mottled red and ochre marble… | *** |  |
| *** | A French marble bust of a woman, circa 1900, the serene contemplative figure of a medieval inspired woman in a diaphanous headscarf, her gown with incised floral decoration to the simple square neckline and sleeves, raised on a waisted base with canted… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Victorian alabaster bust of a mother and child, circa 1900. An Art Nouveau bust of a medieval attired woman, her head covered with a flowing scarf and her small Son tucked close to her cheek, raised upon a stepped timber base. Height 31 cm. Width… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Nouveau alabaster bust, circa 1900, the head and shoulders of a serene young woman on an integral base, height 32 cm, width 23 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Nouveau alabaster bust of a woman, circa 1900. Depicting a serene young woman with a flower in her long hair, raised on a shaped base. Height 16.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Two pieces of Congolese ivory, mid 20th century, one piece utilising the natural form of the tusk and lightly carved and incised to depict a crocodile and supported on small wooden stands; the other, a portrait bust of a traditional woman with braided… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Nouveau carved ivory and gilt bronze female bust, circa 1900, Paris, the figure clad in bold medieval inspired dress with a large collar, puffed sleeves and a decorative four point cloche, raised on a marble plinth; impressed foundry mark… | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze putto head, 19th century, the bust with full spread wings and accompanied by bursting fruits, upon a square base, unmarked, height 24.5 cm, width 35.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Art Deco terracotta busts signed Guero, J.C. Guero (active 1920s-40s), c1930 the pair of terracotta busts of a young girl with stylised features, on angled rectangular plinths, each with incised 'Guero' signature to the back. Height 31.5 cm,… | *** |  |
| *** | A Roman terracotta oil lamp and a small bust, antique, BC, the oil lamp with a bead border surrounding the central aperture, an anthemion handle and remnant paint, and a small terracotta head of a woman with coiffed hair and side piercings, length 12 cm,… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique marble bust, circa 1900, the white marble bust of a young woman in a head scarf, and a shawl over one shoulder, indistinctly signed to the reverse, height 27.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze bust of a woman, after Moreau, the pedestal bust depicting a stylish young woman in a collared top and a jaunty plumed hat; inscribed signature of Moreau to the spreading base. Height 39.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A small antique bronze bust of Voltaire, 19th century, a solid bronze portrait on a waisted square section plinth. Height 9 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A French bronze seal bust of satyr on base, circa 1900, the patinated bronze bust of satyr raised on a tall tapering pedestal, a nymph wrapped around his neck embracing him adoringly, seated on rounded square stepped base, the seal uncut, incised… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Nouveau alabaster bust, circa 1900, the finely carved head and shoulders of a serene young woman in a reflective pose wearing a floral loose tunic dress on an integral base, height 19 cm, width 17.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 'Carmela', a bronze bust, after Emmanuel Villanis (1858-1914), 20th century, after the late 19th century original, the cast bronze bust of a female figure with long hair in the Art Nouveau manner, in patinated bronze and titled in relief to the integral… | *** |  |
| *** | A vintage parian Ware bust and a parian pedestal, a contemplative bust of a Greco Roman woman with finely modelled hair and a draped garment, raised on a socle base; with a parian drum type pedestal draped with ribbon tied laureate garlands; both unmarked… | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze bust of Wagner signed Kauba, Carl Kauba (Austrian, 1865-1922), c1920 the cast bronze bust of Richard Wagner as a conductor with chocolate bronze patina, incised C. Kauba to the side raised on a variegated marble square base inscribed 'Richard… | *** |  |
| *** | A cold painted bronze Art Nouveau bust after Eduardo Rossi (1867-1926), depicting a young woman with flowing hair adorned with flowers, the slender, pedestal also decorated with trailing flora, upon a marble base, height 35 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A French Art Nouveau terracotta female bust, circa 1900, a smiling semi-clad woman, her head inclined to one side and grapevines adorning her hair, raised on a pedestal base, height 26.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A spelter bust of a Belle Epoque lady by Auguste Moreau, circa 1900, the pedestal bust in bronze colours featuring a fashionably attired young woman in a tightly laced frilled bodice, her coiffed hair dressed with a ribbon, inscribed Aug. Moreau to base,… | *** |  |
| *** | A cast plaster bust of a classical maiden, modelled looking downwards to the right, her hair braided, on a separate ebonized wood base. Height 41 cm. (overall) | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of spelter busts, early 20th century, the female Art Nouveau theatrical busts depicting 'Cleopatre' and 'Salambo'; both upon integral plinths with masks and titles in relief and in a bronzed finish. Height 19 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A slip cast parian ware bust of Ralph Waldo Emerson, 20th century. the bust upon an integral square form plinth and incised 'Emerson'. Height 29.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Esther Hunt chalkware bust of 'Butterfly', circa 1930s, the handpainted and moulded figure of a young Asian girl with a wistful gaze attired in a Prussian blue and floral robe and a jewelled and floral cloche; inscribed signature verso and painted name… | *** |  |
| *** | A miniature parian ware bust, 20th century, with Neapolitan Crown mark, the bust of a smiling young girl, upon a gilded porcelain base; blue stamp underside, height 7.5 cm | *** |  |