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What is additive sculpture?
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In additive sculpture — as opposed to subtractive sculpture, such as statues carved from stone — materials like clay or wax are built up to create a form.
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19th Century Marble bust of Madame Récamier.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality classical 19th Century French marble sculpture of Madame Récamier.
Jeanne Françoise Julie Adélaïde Récamier, known as Juliette, was a French socialite whose salon drew...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Busts
Materials
Marble
Tapio Wirkkala - Art Object - Sculpture 3400 - 1950`s
Located in Helsinki, FI
Tapio Wirkkala Iittala Art object - Sculptur 1952
Cast crystal glass - cut - engraved by Theodor Käppi
Signed Tapio Wirkkala - Iittala 3400
According to Finnish Glass Museum only...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Bronze Australian Infantryman
Located in London, GB
Stunning statue of an Australian infantryman, original patination and well modelled.
By the well known English sculptor Leonard Stanford Merrifield. (1880-1943).
Category
Vintage 1930s British Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Pietro Bazzanti 19th Century Italian Carrara Marble Bust of Roman Woman
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Pietro Bazzanti 19th Century Italian Carrara Marble Bust of Roman Woman
Dimensions : 31" Tall X 24" Wide X 10" Deep
This gorgeous marble bust was made by Pietro Bazzanti (1842-1881...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Classical Roman Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
LIBERTY'S LONDON CAMEL SCULPTURE WiTH LOVELY AGED LEATHER ON HAND CARVED WOOD
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to present this camel sculpture with lovely aged leather on hand-carved wood. It has been made for Liberty's in London.
This lovely camel has both great aesthetic ...
Category
20th Century British Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Large French Terracotta Figure of Bacchus and a Beauty, Signed, Carrier-Belleuse
Located in New York, NY
A Large French Terracotta Figure of Bacchus and a Beauty, Signed Albert Ernest Carrier-Belleuse. This terracotta sculpture is a representation of the 1868 work by French sculptor Alb...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Busts
Materials
Terracotta
