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What is the difference between casting and carving in sculpture?
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In carving, material is removed to produce a form; in casting, material is poured into a mold to create the 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
Materials
Porcelain
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
Materials
Alabaster, Gold Leaf
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
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
Old Collection 8 Antique Cullet - Reclaimed Industrial Factory Chunk Glass
Located in Rochester, NY
This is beautiful old collection of eight antique translucent glass cullets - reclaimed glass chunks broken off of very large molten glass pieces from industrial factory furnaces. So...
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Early 20th Century American Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures
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Glass
