Emmanuel Villanis Style Art Nouveau French Virgin Mary Sculpture w/ Marble Base
By Emmanuel Villanis
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A turn of the 20th century Emmanuel Villanis styled Virgin Mary bust sculpture exudes the ethereal grace reminiscent of the virgin saint in an Art Nouveau style.
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Art Nouveau Bronze Sculptures by Van Der Straeten, circa 1900.
By Georges Van der Straeten
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Art Nouveau bronze sculptures by Van Der Straeten, circa 1900. Pair of Art Nouveau sculptures, circa 1900, in bronze, marble base by Van Der Straeten. Dimensions : H: 24cm,...
Marble, Bronze
Patinated Antique Art Nouveau "Shy Girl" Bronze by Georges Van der Straeten
By Georges Van der Straeten
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous art nouveau "Shy Girl" bronze by Georges Van der Straeten for Société des Bronzes de Paris, circa 1900s.
Marble, Bronze
Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture of a Female Beauty by Georges Van der Straeten
By Georges Van der Straeten
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Art Nouveau period patinated bronze sculpture of a distinguished female beauty in long dress and prominent feather hat after the original model by Georges van der Stra...
Bronze
20th Century Art Nouveau Pipe Smoking Man Sculpture by Austrian Hans Müller
By Hans Muller
Located in Milano, MI
This bust was probably cast around 1910 at the height of the Art Nouveau movement.
Marble, Bronze
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Maurice Maignan Bronze Female Bust Sculpture
By Maurice Maignan
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Maurice Maignan bronze female bust sculpture. It depicts a young lady with a smile and wearing a tight corset adorned with an upper border full of ruffles. She also has lik...
Bronze
$10,560Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Antonio Frill Carved Alabaster Bust
By Antonio Frilli
Located in Nashville, TN
Wonderfully detailed Art Nouveau style alabaster carved bust of a woman with a sheer dress wearing a head band by famous Italian artist Antonio Frilli.
Alabaster
Art Nouveau Carved Wood Portrait of a Russian Maiden with Kokoshnik Headdress
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Art Nouveau Carved Wood Portrait of a Russian Maiden with Kokoshnik Headdress, Attributed to Russian School, Circa Late 19th to Early 20th Century Presenting an exquisite carved woo...
Walnut
Terracotta Woman Bust Signed Goldscheider, Austria, circa 1900
By Friedrich Goldscheider
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Terracotta woman bust signed Goldscheider, Austria, circa 1900. Friedrich Goldscheider (1845-1897).
Terracotta
Early 20th century Marble Women Bust Signed Hillebrand, 1900s
By Hillebrand
Located in LEGNY, FR
Superb carved marble bust depicting a young woman with delicate features, characteristic of the Art Nouveau aesthetic.
Carrara Marble
Emile Pinedo Bronze Bust Sculpture of a Woman
By Émile Pinedo
Located in New York, NY
Emile Pinedo bronze bust sculpture of a woman.
Bronze
$2,603Sale Price|20% Off
Terracotta Bust of Judith by Ricardo Aurilli, circa 1900
By Richard Aurili
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
The story goes that this young Jewish widow would have seduced and then beheaded General Holofernes to liberate her city which was besieged by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar. ...
Terracotta
French Antique Bust of a Young Girl in Plaster
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
The piece features carvings of buildings and trees across the front base in the Art Nouveau style. To the rear it is stamped 180 CF Paris (G Citti Frères).
Plaster
Bust Of Marie Antoinette In Sèvres Biscuit Porcelain, Early 20th century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bust of Marie Antoinette in Sèvres biscuit porcelain, early 20th century. Early 20th-century sculpture depicting Marie Antoinette, signed “Sèvres Impériale,” in Sèvres biscuit porce...
Porcelain
Charming female bust on pedestal, ceramics company Bechyne, 1900, Czech Republic
Located in Wien, AT
A very attractive female bust from the famous Czech terracotta manufactory Bechyne, an original from the Art Nouveau period, around 1900.
Terracotta
Finest quality Bacchante Italian White Marble Bust with Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in New York, NY
Finest quality 19th century Italian Grand Tour white marble bust sculpture of a beautiful Bacchante (follower of Bacchus) distinguished by its gilt bronze base and mounts. Apparently...
Marble, Bronze
$2,615Sale Price|25% Off
Bust of a young woman in Carrara marble, 19th century
Located in Paris, FR
Direct carving of a portrait of a smiling young woman in white Carrara marble from the Art Nouveau period. The sculptor uses a clever technique to bring out the face, allowing the fi...
Carrara Marble
Small Gilded French Bronze Bust By René de Saint-Marceaux
By Louchet Foundry, René de Saint-Marceaux
Located in Norwood, NJ
René Saint-Marceaux (1845 - 1915 France), antique gilded French bronze bust. Inscribed "E.Polo" and dated 1897. This small gilded bronze is a bust of a child signed D. St. Rene. Mark...
Bronze
Gilt And Patinated Bronze Bust By Henri Godet “Femme Tulipe”
By Henri Godet
Located in Norwood, NJ
A fine unusual Art Nouveau two tone gilt and patinated bronze bust of a young lady rising from the center of a tulip flower with fine detail, raised on a breche griotte circular marb...
Griotte Marble
$378Sale Price|55% Off
Hans Müller, Austrian Early 1900s Petite Jugenstil Bronze and Gilt Bust
By Hans Muller
Located in Miami, FL
Lovely period Art Nouveau form. The shouldered bust is a beautiful patinated greenish brown bronze and the stepped base gilt bronze...a wonderful contrast.
Bronze
Carrara Marble Bust Sculpture Signed H. Moreau, France, circa 1890
By Hippolyte François Moreau
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Carrara marble bust sculpture signed H. Moreau, France, circa 1890.
Carrara Marble
Early 20th Century Porcelain Girl Bust signed Georges Rogron Antique, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Art Nouveau white bisque porcelain girl bust with bronze fittings base.
Bronze
Renzo Colombo (1856–1885) — Bronze bust of Napoleon I, France, circa 1885
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Renzo Colombo (1856–1885) — Bronze bust of Napoleon I, France, circa 1885 A stunning late 19th-century bronze bust of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, sculpted by the Italian artist Renz...
Marble, Bronze
French Parian Porcelain Bust of “Tanagra” after Emmanuel Villanis ca. 1890
By Emmanuel Villanis
Located in Shippensburg, PA
EMMANUEL VILLANIS French, fl. 1880-1920 "Tanagra" Parian porcelain bust over gilt bronze plinth raised on marble base over bronze plate signed in shoulder "E. Villanis" cast circ...
Marble, Bronze
$548Sale Price|20% Off
Auguste Henri Carli Bust in Terracotta, France, Belgium, Early 20th Century
By Auguste Carli
Located in Verviers, BE
Auguste Henri Carli (1868-1930)-bust in terracotta, France, Belgium, early 20th century Signed A. Carli. Auguste Carli is a French sculpture, whose work along with that of his br...
Terracotta
Cast Bronze Woman Bust "Bohême Orientale" Signed R. Colombo, Paris, 1884
By Renzo Colombo
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Cast bronze woman bust "Bohême Orientale" signed R. Colombo, Paris, 1884. (Renzo Colombo 1856-1885). Bronze plaque at front "Bohême Orientale par Colombo".
Bronze
A Fine Orientalist Composition Bust of a Moor, Austria Circa 1920
By Friedrich Goldscheider
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A highly decorative portrait bust of a bearded Moor in profile, modelled wearing traditional garb, painted in polychrome detail in the manner of Friedrich Goldscheider, unsigned.
Composition
Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Bust entitled "Fée des Fleurs" by Henri Godet
By Henri Godet
Located in London, GB
A pretty early 20th Century patinated and gilt bronze study of the bust of a young woman rising from the centre of a flower wearing a flower headdress, the bronze with good variegate...
Bronze
JEF LAMBEAUX (1852-1908) "Bust of a Young Woman" in bronze
By Jef Lambeaux
Located in Ixelles, BE
JEF LAMBEAUX (1852-1908) "Bust of a Young Woman" in bronze. Jef Lambeaux's "Bust of a Young Woman" with bared breasts is a striking work of art that embodies both beauty and controv...
Bronze
$1,041Sale Price|20% Off
Italian 19th Century Hand Carved Alabaster Bust Sculpture of a Young Girl Holdin
By Adolfo Cipriani
Located in Firenze, IT
The little girl is wearing a sleeveless flowing simmer dress and a lace bonnet according to the fashion of the art nouveau period. The bust rests on a round molded plinth base made o...
Alabaster
$2,929Sale Price|25% Off
Bust of a young woman from the Belle-époque, by Victor Léopold Bruyneel
By V. Bruyneel
Located in Paris, FR
Bust of a young woman from the Belle Epoque period, in bronze with a golden patina, resting on a green Alpine marble pedestal on a grey sainte Anne counter pedestal. The smiling youn...
Marble, Bronze
Antique Bronze Bust of a Smiling Child by Injalbert Foundry Mark Siot France 190
By Jean-Antoine Injalbert
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique bronze bust of a smiling child by Jean Antoine Injalbert. Foundry mark Siot Decauville Paris, Numbered. France 1900. Bronze, patinated. Belgian red marble base. Jean Anto...
Marble, Bronze
GUSTAVE VAERENBERGH (1873-1927) Bust in Alabaster and Gilt Bronze "JEANNE D'ARC"
By Gustave van Vaerenbergh
Located in Ixelles, BE
Van Vaerenbergh is known for his busts of young women, statues of children, animals, and his chryselephantine sculptures in ivory, representing the Art Nouveau style
Alabaster, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Bronze Bust Seal of Jeanne d´Arc in Armor by E. Becker
By Edmond-Henri Becker
Located in North Miami, FL
Late 19th century french bronze bust seal of Jeanne d´Arc wearing armor by Edmond-Henri Becker By: Edmond-Henri Becker Material: bronze, copper, metal Technique: cast, molded, patin...
Metal, Bronze, Copper
Bronze of a Young Girl with Cherries by Van der Straeten – Triple Patina
By Georges Van der Straeten
Located in NANTES, FR
**Bronze of a Young Girl with Cherries by Van der Straeten – Triple Patina – M3398** This bronze bears the stamp **“Société des Bronzes de Paris”** and the signature **Van der Strae...
Paper
Georges Van Der Straeten - Bronze
By Georges Van der Straeten
Located in Charmes, FR
Georges Van Der Straeten Bronze "Marinette" The Young Woman with a Bow Tie Very good condition, superb patina, like a medal and chocolate. Foundry mark: "Bronzes Société de Paris"
Bronze
Large French Belle Époque Crackle-Glazed Terracotta Sculpture Bacchante, Ca.1890
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
A striking and unusually large French Belle Époque terracotta sculpture depicting a Bacchante, created circa 1890 by the French sculptor Lucien Pallez (1853–1933). Executed in terra...
Terracotta
Antique Edwardian Wasp Waist Mannequin – c. 1900–1910
Located in TEYJAT, FR
Antique Edwardian Wasp Waist Mannequin – c. 1900–1910 A rare and elegant early 20th-century tailor's mannequin featuring the iconic wasp waist silhouette, characteristic of the Edwa...
Textile, Wood
Late 19th Century French Bronze Sculpture "Salome" by Emmanuelle Villanis
By Emmanuel Villanis
Located in London, GB
A beautiful patinated Art Nouveau bronze bust of a young Art Nouveau beauty with excellent variegated rich brown patina and excellent hand chased surface detail, signed E.Villanis & ...
Bronze
Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Marianne, Early 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Patinated bronze sculpture of Marianne, early 20th century. Patinated bronze sculpture of Marianne, early 20th century. Dimensions : H: 23cm, W: 13cm, D: 9cm Contact us before orde...
Bronze
Auguste Rodin "Hanako" Ceramic Executed by Jean Mayodon
By Auguste Rodin
Located in Sharon, CT
Sculpture of the head of the Japanese Dancer Hanako by Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), circa 1930. Gold glazed ceramic version by Jean Mayodon (1893-1967). 11" total height including base...
Ceramic
Woman Adorned with a Flowery Hair
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bronze statuette of a Woman adorned with a Flowery Hair: Bronze by Maurice-Giraud Rivière (1881-1947), standing on a green veined marble base. Contact us before ordering to confirm ...
Bronze
Monumental Spanish Bronze Lady Sculpture by Barbediene Fundition
Located in Miami, FL
A monumental bronze lady sculpture. A fine monumental of 19th century Spanish lady sculpture with mahogany base. Attributed to "Fundicion Barbediene" lost wax.
Bronze
$22,000
Cesare Lapini
By Cesare Lapini
Located in New York, NY
La Sorpresa by Cesare Lapini (Italian, (1848 - 1910) Alabaster H 35 in. (88.9 cm) Cesare Lapini was a sculptor of allegorical and genre subjects modeled after Antiquity. He contri...
Alabaster
Antique French Art Nouveau Bronze Female Bust "Phryne" Emanuel Villanis 1900
By Emmanuel Villanis
Located in Portland, OR
Antique, Art Nouveau bronze of a beautiful maiden in the Neo-Classical manner by Emmanuel Villanis, Circa 1900.
Bronze
Antique Art Nouveau Female Carrara Marble Gilt Bronze Bust Statue Sculpture 1900
Located in Portland, OR
A very beautiful antique Art Nouveau bronzed Carrara marble sculpture bust of a young maiden circa 1900, by Gustave Van Vaerenbergh (1871-1927).
Marble
19th Century French Art Nouveau Majolica Mirror and Basin with Female Bust.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exquisite 19th century Art Nouveau majolica mirror and basin set, made in France. This beautifully detailed piece features a sculpted lady's head emerging from a rich colored majo...
Majolica
$2,127Sale Price|30% Off
Art Nouveau Faience Woman Bust by Leon Noel Delagrange, 1889
By Leon Noel Delagrange, Louchet Ciseleur
Located in Lisbon, PT
An Art Nouveau ceramic and gilded bronze feminine bust by Leon Noel Delagrange.
Ceramic
$915Sale Price|20% Off
Rebecca Bust in Patinated Plaster, Art Nouveau Period, Signed Pirolli
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rebecca bust in patinated plaster, Art Nouveau period, signed Pirolli.
Plaster
Vienna Bronze Art Nouveau Lady Bust Signet Antique, Austria, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 20th century Austrian signet, Engraved with AK initials. Nice addition to your desktop or just for your collection of Austrian bronze miniatures. Found at an estate sal...
Bronze
Bust of a young woman / - The Opulence of Beauty -
Located in Berlin, DE
Anton Nelson (i.e. Antoine Joseph van den Kerckhoven) (1849 Brussels - after 1910 ibid.), Bust of a young woman, c. 1890. Patinated bronze on cast base, 30 cm (total height) x 20 cm ...
Bronze
Irises in Hair. Carrara marble bust by Georges C. Coudray. Signed.
Located in Riga, LV
He worked in bronze, marble, and terracotta, skilfully blending the elegance of Art Nouveau with the ornamental richness of Orientalist imagery.
Marble
Art Nouveau Bronze Paper Knife Page Turner With Female Bust By Alexandre Caron
By A. Caron
Located in Norwich, England
An excellent Art Nouveau bronze paper knife page turner, depicting a female bust, and terminating in a blunt tapering point.
Bronze
Art Nouveau walking stick with greyhound bust handle, bull bone and wood, France
Located in Valladolid, ES
Elegant dark wood walking stick with an bull bone handle carved in the shape of a dog's head, a greyhound or borzoi plus a cord to secure it to the wrist. It has a slender, elongate...
Bone, Wood
C1920s Bust of a Woman, Alabaster Carving
Located in London, GB
Lovely Hand Carved Alabaster Bust of a Woman Very Finely Crafted. Dates Circa 1900 Artist Unknown
Alabaster
$1,743
"A Girl Bust" 20th Century Bronze Sculpture by Spanish Artist Juan Clará Ayats
By Juan Clará Ayats
Located in Madrid, ES
JUAN CLARÁ AYATS Spanish, 1878 - 1958 A GIRL BUST signed "Juan Clara" and Buenos Aires stamp mark (on the back ) bronze figure 6-3/8 x 4-1/8 x 4-1/8 inches (16 x 10.5 x 10.5 cm.) 8 x...
Bronze
Large Art Nouveau Bronze Lady Bust Sculpture by Georges Van der Straeten, Paris
By Georges Van der Straeten
Located in Lisse, NL
Finest workmanship bust with original and beautiful patina from an important Belgian sculptor 'George Van der Straeten.' This stunning bust depicts a beautiful young lady with a big...
Bronze
In its sinuous lines and flamboyant curves inspired by the natural world, antique Art Nouveau furniture reflects a desire for freedom from the stuffy social and artistic strictures of the Victorian era. The Art Nouveau movement developed in the decorative arts in France and Britain in the early 1880s and quickly became a dominant aesthetic style in Western Europe and the United States.
ORIGINS OF ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE DESIGN
ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ANTIQUE ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Art Nouveau — which spanned furniture, architecture, jewelry and graphic design — can be easily identified by its lush, flowing forms suggested by flowers and plants, as well as the lissome tendrils of sea life. Although Art Deco and Art Nouveau were both in the forefront of turn-of-the-20th-century design, they are very different styles — Art Deco is marked by bold, geometric shapes while Art Nouveau incorporates dreamlike, floral motifs. The latter’s signature motif is the "whiplash" curve — a deep, narrow, dynamic parabola that appears as an element in everything from chair arms to cabinetry and mirror frames.
The visual vocabulary of Art Nouveau was particularly influenced by the soft colors and abstract images of nature seen in Japanese art prints, which arrived in large numbers in the West after open trade was forced upon Japan in the 1860s. Impressionist artists were moved by the artistic tradition of Japanese woodblock printmaking, and Japonisme — a term used to describe the appetite for Japanese art and culture in Europe at the time — greatly informed Art Nouveau.
The Art Nouveau style quickly reached a wide audience in Europe via advertising posters, book covers, illustrations and other work by such artists as Aubrey Beardsley, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Alphonse Mucha. While all Art Nouveau designs share common formal elements, different countries and regions produced their own variants.
In Scotland, the architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh developed a singular, restrained look based on scale rather than ornament; a style best known from his narrow chairs with exceedingly tall backs, designed for Glasgow tea rooms. Meanwhile in France, Hector Guimard — whose iconic 1896 entry arches for the Paris Metro are still in use — and Louis Majorelle produced chairs, desks, bed frames and cabinets with sweeping lines and rich veneers.
The Art Nouveau movement was known as Jugendstil ("Youth Style") in Germany, and in Austria the designers of the Vienna Secession group — notably Koloman Moser, Josef Hoffmann and Joseph Maria Olbrich — produced a relatively austere iteration of the Art Nouveau style, which mixed curving and geometric elements.
Art Nouveau revitalized all of the applied arts. Ceramists such as Ernest Chaplet and Edmond Lachenal created new forms covered in novel and rediscovered glazes that produced thick, foam-like finishes. Bold vases, bowls and lighting designs in acid-etched and marquetry cameo glass by Émile Gallé and the Daum Freres appeared in France, while in New York the glass workshop-cum-laboratory of Louis Comfort Tiffany — the core of what eventually became a multimedia decorative-arts manufactory called Tiffany Studios — brought out buoyant pieces in opalescent favrile glass.
Jewelry design was revolutionized, as settings, for the first time, were emphasized as much as, or more than, gemstones. A favorite Art Nouveau jewelry motif was insects (think of Tiffany, in his famed Dragonflies glass lampshade).
Like a mayfly, Art Nouveau was short-lived. The sensuous, languorous style fell out of favor early in the 20th century, deemed perhaps too light and insubstantial for European tastes in the aftermath of World War I. But as the designs on 1stDibs demonstrate, Art Nouveau retains its power to fascinate and seduce.
There are ways to tastefully integrate a touch of Art Nouveau into even the most modern interior — browse an extraordinary collection of original antique Art Nouveau furniture on 1stDibs, which includes decorative objects, seating, tables, garden elements and more.
Styling your home with vintage, new and antique sculptures means adding a touch that can meaningfully transform the space. By introducing a sculptural work as a decorative finish to any interior, you’re making a statement, whether you tend toward the dramatic or prefer to keep things casual with modest, understated art.
A single, one-of-a-kind three-dimensional figurative sculpture mounted on your dining room wall is a guaranteed conversation piece, while a trio of abstract works arranged on your living room bookshelves can add spontaneity to the collection of first-edition novels or artist monographs you’re displaying as well as draw attention to them. Figurative sculptures are representational works that portray a specific person, animal or object. And while decorating with busts, which are sculpted or cast figurative works, hasn’t exactly topped the list of design trends every year, busts are back. According to designer Timothy Corrigan, “They give humanity in a way that a more abstract sculpture can’t give.” Abstract sculptures, on the other hand, are not meant to show something specific. Instead, they invoke a mood or scene without directly stating what they are portraying.
Busts made of stone or metal may not seem like a good fit for your existing decor. Fortunately, there are many ways for a seemingly incongruous piece to fit in with the rest of your room’s theme. You can embrace a dramatic piece by making it the focal point of the room, or you can choose to incorporate several elements made out of the same material to create harmony in your space. If an antique or more dramatic piece doesn’t feel like you, why not opt for works comprising plastic, fiberglass or other more modern materials?
When incorporating sculpture into the design of your home — be it the playful work of auction hero and multimedia visionary KAWS, contemporary fiber art from Connecticut dealer browngrotta arts or still-life sculpture on a budget — consider proper lighting, which can bring out the distinctive aspects of your piece that deserve attention. And make sure you know how the size and form of the sculpture will affect your space in whole. If you choose a sculpture with dramatic design elements, such as sharp angles or bright colors, for example, try to better integrate this new addition by echoing those elements in the rest of your room’s design.
Get started on decorating with sculpture now — find figurative sculptures, animal sculptures and more on 1stDibs today.