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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.
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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.
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Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Console Tables
Pair 19th Century Carved Relief Panels
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A pair of carved wood relief panels depicting winged cherubic figures in high relief with classical motifs including urns, torches, garlands, and hanging censers.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Wall-mounted Sculptures
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Wood
$3,800 / set
Monumental French Art Deco Oak and Brass Sideboard with Carved Reliefs, 1930s
Located in Almelo, NL
Monumental French Art Deco Oak and Brass Sideboard with Carved Reliefs, 1930s
Exceptional French Art Deco sideboard from the 1930s, masterfully crafted in solid oak and distinguishe...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
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Brass
Oringinal Wood Carved Relief of a Man Fishing
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Hand carved early 20th century.
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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 scenes of an eagle attacking a man, and a poacher being shot, housed within rectangul...
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Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Shadow Boxes
Materials
Wood
Abstract Carved Relief Sculpture, Mixed Media, Outsider Art, 1990s
Located in Soquel, CA
Untitled carved sculpture and painting by Mickey "Kano" Kane (American, 20th century). Wood panel has large cut-outs where golden wire is strung between the edges.
This striking pi...
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1990s Outsider Art Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wire
$4,800 Sale Price
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