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What is the difference between an artist and an artisan?
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The difference between an artist and an artisan is what they make. Artists use technical skills and imagination to create works that communicate messages, tell stories and share ideas. Paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints are some of the types of things that artists produce. Artisans practice a trade and use their expertise to craft functional objects such as furniture, jewelry and pottery. Shop a wide variety of art, furniture and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
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Murano Uranium Glass Rabbit Sculpture by Ferro & Lazzarini, Italy 1960s
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Exceptional Murano glass rabbit sculpture by Ferro & Lazzarini, dating to the 1960s and made in Italy. This charming sculptural piece is crafted from vibrant uranium glass, also know...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Uranium Glass
Fine Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Box with Dragon Trinket Box
Located in Long Island City, NY
A finely executed Japanese cloisonné enamel box dating to the Meiji period, executed entirely with gilt wire cloisons. The lid is centered with a dynamic coiled dragon set against a ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Meiji Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Pewter Vase by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Little Flower-shaped Pewter Vase designed by Just Andersen in the 1920s.
* Flower-shaped pewter vase on foot
* Designer: Just Andersen
* Manufacturer: Just Andersen
* Style: 1107
* ...
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Vintage 1920s Danish Art Deco Vases
Materials
Pewter
David Eldreth Stoneware Crock Vessel Cobalt Blue Bird, Folk Art Pottery
Located in East Quogue, NY
Charming blue and gray vintage studio pottery crock made by noted American folk potter David Eldreth in Nottingham, Pennsylvania, dated 1996. This wheel-thrown stoneware vessel features a classic salt-glazed exterior and a hand-decorated cobalt blue...
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1990s American Folk Art Jars
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Arne Eskers Pewter Candleholders for Just Andersen, 1950s, Set of 2
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A pair of Trumpet Shaped Candlesticks designed by Arne Eskers and made by Just Andensen in Denmark during the 1950s. Both stamped and signed. Design number: 2601.
Measurements: H: ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Pewter
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 German Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
