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What does carved in high relief mean?
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Carved in high relief means that a sculpture has a certain type of carving. Specifically, high relief describes the type where more than half of the figures represented in a work extend outwards from a flat surface. Famous examples include the heads on Mount Rushmore and the Ghiberti Doors on the Baptistery in Florence, Italy. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of high-relief sculptures.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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20th Century Painted Cream Beige Console Table with Ornamental Carved Relief
Located in Miami, FL
20th century painted cream beige console table with ornamental carved relief in the front.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Console Tables
Organic Abstract Wood Carved Relief Art
Located in London, GB
Abstract curvaceous relief has an organic flow. It is hand carved in pitch pine is named 'Rest
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20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wool
Oringinal Wood Carved Relief of a Man Fishing
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Wonderful vintage relief image of man fishing while sleeping against a tree. Hand carved early 20th
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures
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Wood
Gillows Side Cabinet Chest Mahogany Carved Relief 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
and pie crust edge
The carved details in relief are exquisite, including a lion mask, urns, festoons
Category
Antique 1890s Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Pair of Carved Relief Limewood Shadow Boxes
Located in London, GB
A pair of carved limewood shadow boxes
Finely carved in high relief, and depicting two famous
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Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Shadow Boxes
Materials
Wood
Large Chinese Heavily Carved Wood Relief Plaque Wall Mounted Sculpture
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning vintage heavily carved relief, ready to hang. Now, more than ever, home is where the heart
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
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Wood
