TAURUS ANIMALIA HORNED BUST

At once intensely realist and sharply stylized, this TAURUS ANIMALIA HORNED BUST from Seletti’s Animalia Collection is the product of deep anatomical study and exacting sculptural craft. Ernest Massuet approached this subject the way only a sculptor fully committed to the natural world can — mapping the form with precision before pushing it into something powerfully expressive. Every plane, ridge, and contour reflects that rigour. Up close, you see the study. From across the room, you see the force.

Form and Finish

The defining gesture of this piece is the tension between its two finishes. The body is rendered in monochrome matte porcelain — deep black, quiet, and grounded — while the horns are burnished with a warm copper metallic luster that catches and holds light. That contrast is not decorative instinct alone. It is a visual argument about the animal itself: the weight and stillness of the earth against the reach and luminosity of the horn. At 17.2 lb and a commanding 16.5 inches tall, the physical presence of this bust is equal to its visual intensity.

Specifications

• Collection: Animalia by Seletti
• Sculptor: Ernest Massuet
• Material: Porcelain
• Finish: Matte and metallic luster
• Color: Black and copper
• Height: 16.535 in (approx. 42 cm)
• Width: 13.78 in (approx. 35 cm)
• Depth: 13.78 in (approx. 35 cm)
• Weight: 17.2 lb (approx. 7.8 kg)

For the Collector’s Interior

The Animalia Collection is Seletti’s sustained homage to the animal kingdom — a creative source that Massuet treats with genuine artistic seriousness, not surface-level decoration. This bust belongs in that lineage fully. Place it on a fireplace mantle and it anchors the room. Set it on a console table and it commands the entryway. Position it among a curated shelf display and it elevates everything around it. It holds authority in minimalist interiors and sits comfortably within more maximalist, collector-driven spaces.