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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.
1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
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Cheerful Santa Gnome or Elf Riding atop a delightful Pink Pig Germany 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A charming early 20th-century German Christmas figurine Candlestick depicting a cheerful Santa gnome or elf riding atop a delightful pink pig. Beautifully crafted in bisque porcelain...
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Vintage 1920s German Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Vintage Alabaster Snail, Stone Animal Figurine or Paperweight, Organic Modern
Located in Fairfield, CA
Vintage Alabaster Snail - Stone Animal Figurine or Paperweight - Organic ModernA vintage alabaster stone snail figurine. Lovely natural veining to the stone in an ochre color. Made i...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
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Alabaster
1970s Italian Murano Glass Duck Sculpture with Gold Leaf and Controlled Bubbles
Located in Hannover, DE
A charming and finely crafted Italian Murano art glass duck sculpture, dating from approximately the 1970s.
The stylized bird was entirely shaped by hand and displays an especially ...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
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Alabaster, Gold Leaf
Wooden Sculpture of a Crouching Woman, France, 1970s
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Striking French wooden sculpture dating from the 1970s, depicting a stylized crouching female figure holding a dark vessel.
The sculpture is characterized by its flowing, highly sim...
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Patinated Etruscan Horse Sculpture Weinberg Style 1970s, Greece
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This striking bronze sculpture, originally found at an estate sale in Vienna, Austria, is inspired by the elegant forms and symbolic motifs of ancient Etruscan art. Crafted in Greece...
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Vintage 1970s Greek Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
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Metal
Antique French Processional Shield Painting of a Holy Bishop, c. 1750-1850
Located in Buisson, FR
An exceptional and rare French religious processional shield (écusson), dating from circa 1750-1850. This unique piece features an oil painting on flat sheet metal, depicting a holy ...
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Antique 18th Century French French Provincial Mounted Objects
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Sheet Metal
