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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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Gabriel Beauvais Rare Art Deco Terracotta Sculpture Leda and the Swan, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
This rare French Art Deco sculpture, titled Leda and the Swan, was created by French artist Gabriel Beauvais during the 1920s. Made of terracotta and finished with an elegant crackle...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage 4ft Bronze "Lady Justice" Statue 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a truly stunning large bronze 'Lady Justice' statue set upon a bronze base, dating from the late 20th century.
This high quality bronze was hot cast using the 'lost wax' pro...
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Late 20th Century English Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Diskometal Owl by Just Andersen, 1930s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Little diskometal owl bust designed by Just Andersen in the late 1930s.
* Owl sculpture in disko metal
* Designer: Just Andersen
* Manufacturer: Just Andersen
* Model: D1499
* Year:...
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Vintage 1930s Danish Art Deco Busts
Materials
Metal, Pewter
Antique A Japanese Musha Ningyo Samurai Doll, Edo/Meiji
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a high-end and important Japanese doll of Musha Ningyo Samurai Doll from the late Edo to the early Meiji period, a traditional Japanese warrior doll...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Antique Carrara Marble Bust of a Grecian Lady by Eugene Aizelin 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A beautifully sculpted Italian solid white Carrara marble bust sculpture of a Grecian Lady wearing a floral garland, signed by Eugene Antoine Aizelin, and dating from circa 1850.
Th...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Demetre Chiparus 'Echo' Sculpture, Spelter & Onyx, Art Deco, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
An exceptional French Art Deco sculpture by renowned sculptor Demetre Chiparus (1886–1947), titled Echo, created during the 1920s. This highly sought-after model depicts a graceful y...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Spelter
