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Medical Interest Antique Anatomical Wax Model of a Foetus
Medical Interest Antique Anatomical Wax Model of a Foetus

Medical Interest Antique Anatomical Wax Model of a Foetus

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

A rare and very interesting antique mounted anatomical wax model of a foetus dating from the 19th century.

Category

Antique 19th Century European Victorian Mounted Objects

Materials

Metal

A wax sculpture (wax modeling) of a bust of a Saint, Italy late 18th century.
A wax sculpture (wax modeling) of a bust of a Saint, Italy late 18th century.

A wax sculpture (wax modeling) of a bust of a Saint, Italy late 18th century.

Located in Milan, IT

A wax sculpture (wax modeling) of a Saint bust. The sculpture is mounted on an ebonized fruitwood base, with a rectangular base, with a raised part highlighted by a carved and gilded...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Italian Other Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Fruitwood

Victorian Wax Flower Basket Still Life Under Oval Glass Dome II
Victorian Wax Flower Basket Still Life Under Oval Glass Dome II

Victorian Wax Flower Basket Still Life Under Oval Glass Dome II

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Victorian Wax Flower Basket Still Life Under Oval Glass Dome II USA, Circa 1880 An exquisite testament to Victorian artistry: a stunning wax flower Basket still life originating fro...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American High Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Glass, Wood

Victorian Wax Flower Still Life Basket Under Round Glass Dome I
Victorian Wax Flower Still Life Basket Under Round Glass Dome I

Victorian Wax Flower Still Life Basket Under Round Glass Dome I

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Victorian Wax Flower Still Life Basket Under Round Glass Dome I USA, Circa 1880 A glimpse of the opulent world of the 19th century with this captivating Victorian wax flower still l...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American High Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Glass, Wood

Set of two wooden vases/urns, fruitwood, porcelain, wax seals, 1880, Germany
Set of two wooden vases/urns, fruitwood, porcelain, wax seals, 1880, Germany

Set of two wooden vases/urns, fruitwood, porcelain, wax seals, 1880, Germany

Located in Wien, AT

An exceptionally decorative set of two wooden urns, crafted in Germany in the 1880s. These two objects are made of solid fruitwood, each topped with a porcelain bead. Wax seals are ...

Category

Antique 1880s German Belle Époque Architectural Models

Materials

Porcelain, Fruitwood

Anatomical Model of Gorilla by Dr. Louis Auzoux Plus Unique Handwritten Booklet
Anatomical Model of Gorilla by Dr. Louis Auzoux Plus Unique Handwritten Booklet

Anatomical Model of Gorilla by Dr. Louis Auzoux Plus Unique Handwritten Booklet

By Dr. Louis Auzoux

Located in Haarlem, NL

Fresh bodies could only be dissected and used for teaching so often before turning, and the industry for providing dissectible wax teaching models was not well established and prohib...

Category

Antique 1860s French Models and Miniatures

Materials

Paper

Antique Medical Anatomical Wax Head Model, 19th Century
Antique Medical Anatomical Wax Head Model, 19th Century

Antique Medical Anatomical Wax Head Model, 19th Century

Located in Nottingham, GB

A rare and highly detailed late 19th century anatomical wax model of a dissected human head, mounted on a wooden display board designed for wall presentation.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood

Pair of 18th century Wax "Damned Souls" Roundels
Pair of 18th century Wax "Damned Souls" Roundels

Pair of 18th century Wax "Damned Souls" Roundels

Located in Leesburg, VA

Historian’s Note: This pair of roundels belongs to the highly specialized tradition of Italian wax modeling, a practice that reached its zenith in Naples during the 17th and 18th ce...

Category

Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Ebony

Large Art Deco Panther Sculpture, Bronze, Signed, France, 1930s Design
Large Art Deco Panther Sculpture, Bronze, Signed, France, 1930s Design

Large Art Deco Panther Sculpture, Bronze, Signed, France, 1930s Design

Located in Wiesbaden, DE

The wax model is embedded in a mold, and the mold is heated to melt the wax, leaving an empty space.

Category

Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Ormolu Chandelier
Ormolu Chandelier

Ormolu Chandelier

Located in New York, NY

When heated to form the mold, the wax model melts away so the mold literally "loses the wax."

Category

Antique 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Ormolu

19th century bronze study by A E Dubucand "man with his mule" circa 1870 French.
19th century bronze study by A E Dubucand "man with his mule" circa 1870 French.

19th century bronze study by A E Dubucand "man with his mule" circa 1870 French.

Located in Central England, GB

He exhibited regularly until 1883, often showing wax models before re-submitting the bronze casts in subsequent years.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Anatomical Model in Wax from the 18th Century
Anatomical Model in Wax from the 18th Century

Anatomical Model in Wax from the 18th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Anatomical model in wax from the 18th century Extraordinary didactic anatomical model in wax.

Category

Antique 18th Century French Baroque Busts

Materials

Other

Mustard Waxed Paper Floor Lamp with Black Metal Base, Model Geraldine
Mustard Waxed Paper Floor Lamp with Black Metal Base, Model Geraldine

Mustard Waxed Paper Floor Lamp with Black Metal Base, Model Geraldine

By Dusty Deco

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Geraldine Floor Lamp is a chic lamp featuring a distinctive pleated shade in a vibrant mustard hue. Its base, designed with elegant simplicity, consists of three slender black metal ...

Category

2010s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Mustard Waxed Paper Table Lamp with Black Metal Base, Model Geraldine
Mustard Waxed Paper Table Lamp with Black Metal Base, Model Geraldine

Mustard Waxed Paper Table Lamp with Black Metal Base, Model Geraldine

By Dusty Deco

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Geraldine Table Lamp is a chic lamp featuring a distinctive pleated shade in a vibrant mustard hue. Its base, designed with elegant simplicity, consists of three slender black legs. ...

Category

2010s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Cast Bronze Pendant, Gunmetal Finish, Flor de Bronce Collection
Cast Bronze Pendant, Gunmetal Finish, Flor de Bronce Collection

Cast Bronze Pendant, Gunmetal Finish, Flor de Bronce Collection

By L'Aviva Home

Located in New York, NY

Partnering with a foundry in Mexico City, we employ traditional lost wax casting techniques—beginning with a hand-sculpted wax model, which is then encased in a ceramic mold before m...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

West African Lost-Wax Brass Seated Drummer Figurine, Dogon Style, 20th c., 2C116
West African Lost-Wax Brass Seated Drummer Figurine, Dogon Style, 20th c., 2C116

West African Lost-Wax Brass Seated Drummer Figurine, Dogon Style, 20th c., 2C116

Located in Bordeaux, FR

The casting is in the expressive, gestural manner of the West African lost-wax tradition — not the refined academic finish of European foundry work, but the direct, confident modelin...

Category

20th Century Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Contemporary Leaves Bronze Set of Nesting Tables by Clotilde Ancarani, Belgium
Contemporary Leaves Bronze Set of Nesting Tables by Clotilde Ancarani, Belgium

Contemporary Leaves Bronze Set of Nesting Tables by Clotilde Ancarani, Belgium

By Clotilde Ancarani

Located in London, GB

In this process, molten metal is poured into a mold created around the wax model, which melts away and disappears, leaving behind a unique and finely detailed bronze form.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Organic Modern Nesting Tables and ...

Materials

Bronze

Cast Bronze Sconce, Verdegris Finish, Flor de Bronce Collection
Cast Bronze Sconce, Verdegris Finish, Flor de Bronce Collection

Cast Bronze Sconce, Verdegris Finish, Flor de Bronce Collection

By L'Aviva Home

Located in New York, NY

Partnering with a foundry in Mexico City, we employ traditional lost wax casting techniques—beginning with a hand-sculpted wax model, which is then encased in a ceramic mold before m...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Art Nouveau Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

Cast Bronze Sconce, Sepia Finish, Flor de Bronce Collection
Cast Bronze Sconce, Sepia Finish, Flor de Bronce Collection

Cast Bronze Sconce, Sepia Finish, Flor de Bronce Collection

By L'Aviva Home

Located in New York, NY

Partnering with a foundry in Mexico City, we employ traditional lost wax casting techniques—beginning with a hand-sculpted wax model, which is then encased in a ceramic mold before m...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Art Nouveau Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

Cast Bronze Sconce, Brasa Finish, Flor de Bronce Collection
Cast Bronze Sconce, Brasa Finish, Flor de Bronce Collection

Cast Bronze Sconce, Brasa Finish, Flor de Bronce Collection

By L'Aviva Home

Located in New York, NY

Partnering with a foundry in Mexico City, we employ traditional lost wax casting techniques—beginning with a hand-sculpted wax model, which is then encased in a ceramic mold before m...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Art Nouveau Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Large Fox Hunting-subject Wax Pictures By Samuel Percy
Pair of Large Fox Hunting-subject Wax Pictures By Samuel Percy

Pair of Large Fox Hunting-subject Wax Pictures By Samuel Percy

Located in Downingtown, PA

Literature For the English tradition of narrative scenes modeled in polychrome wax, cf. E. G. Elwyn, “S. Percy’s Rustic Scenes in Wax,” The Connoisseur, vol.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English George III Shadow Boxes

Materials

Other

Cast Bronze Pendant, Sepia Finish, Flor de Bronce Collection
Cast Bronze Pendant, Sepia Finish, Flor de Bronce Collection

Cast Bronze Pendant, Sepia Finish, Flor de Bronce Collection

By L'Aviva Home

Located in New York, NY

Partnering with a foundry in Mexico City, we employ traditional lost wax casting techniques—beginning with a hand-sculpted wax model, which is then encased in a ceramic mold before m...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Cast Bronze Pendant, Verdigris Finish, Flor de Bronce Collection
Cast Bronze Pendant, Verdigris Finish, Flor de Bronce Collection

Cast Bronze Pendant, Verdigris Finish, Flor de Bronce Collection

By L'Aviva Home

Located in New York, NY

Partnering with a foundry in Mexico City, we employ traditional lost wax casting techniques—beginning with a hand-sculpted wax model, which is then encased in a ceramic mold before m...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Cast Bronze Pendant, Brasa Finish, Flor de Bronce Collection
Cast Bronze Pendant, Brasa Finish, Flor de Bronce Collection

Cast Bronze Pendant, Brasa Finish, Flor de Bronce Collection

By L'Aviva Home

Located in New York, NY

Partnering with a foundry in Mexico City, we employ traditional lost wax casting techniques—beginning with a hand-sculpted wax model, which is then encased in a ceramic mold before m...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Cast Bronze Sconce, Gunmetal Finish, Flor de Bronce Collection
Cast Bronze Sconce, Gunmetal Finish, Flor de Bronce Collection

Cast Bronze Sconce, Gunmetal Finish, Flor de Bronce Collection

By L'Aviva Home

Located in New York, NY

Partnering with a foundry in Mexico City, we employ traditional lost wax casting techniques—beginning with a hand-sculpted wax model, which is then encased in a ceramic mold before m...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Art Nouveau Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

19th C Wax F.Ziegler Anatomical Models Studies Embryo Plant Scientific Medical
19th C Wax F.Ziegler Anatomical Models Studies Embryo Plant Scientific Medical

19th C Wax F.Ziegler Anatomical Models Studies Embryo Plant Scientific Medical

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A rare pair of wax studies by F.Ziegler taken from the imagery of F.Keibel We believe the larger of the two models to be off a human embryo and the other to be of a plant.

Category

Antique 1890s German Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Bronze Statue of a Pheasant
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Bronze Statue of a Pheasant

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Bronze Statue of a Pheasant

By Alfred Dubucand

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Dubucand made his debut at the 1867 Salon with a wax model of a dead pheasant.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Elephant Candlestick in cast bronze - handmade
Elephant Candlestick in cast bronze - handmade

Elephant Candlestick in cast bronze - handmade

By Heinrich Filter Bronze Art

Located in Pretoria, Gauteng

These decorative elements were individually wax modelled, making each piece entirely unique, as no molds were used.

Category

2010s South African Rustic Candlesticks

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Leopard Candelabra
Bronze Leopard Candelabra

Bronze Leopard Candelabra

Located in Pretoria, Gauteng

Many of the smaller, intricate details are individually wax-modelled by hand, without the use of molds, ensuring each work is completely unique.

Category

2010s Candelabras

Materials

Bronze

Sculptural Bronze Giraffe Candelabra
Sculptural Bronze Giraffe Candelabra

Sculptural Bronze Giraffe Candelabra

By Heinrich Filter Bronze Art

Located in Pretoria, Gauteng

Many of the smaller, intricate details are individually wax-modelled by hand - without the use of molds - ensuring each work is completely unique.

Category

2010s South African Expressionist Candelabras

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Sculpture "Family Of Lions" By Paul Édouard Delabrierre
Bronze Sculpture "Family Of Lions" By Paul Édouard Delabrierre

Bronze Sculpture "Family Of Lions" By Paul Édouard Delabrierre

By Paul Edouard Delabriere

Located in Norwood, NJ

His first entry was Terrier, a wax model holding a Hare. The facade of the Louvre has one of his largest groups, L'Equitation, made in 1857.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Owl Table Lamp - handmade
Bronze Owl Table Lamp - handmade

Bronze Owl Table Lamp - handmade

By Heinrich Filter Bronze Art

Located in Pretoria, Gauteng

These decorative elements were individually wax modelled, making each piece entirely unique, as no molds were used.

Category

2010s South African Expressionist Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Lalique "Verone"  Crystal Bowl
Lalique "Verone"  Crystal Bowl

Lalique "Verone" Crystal Bowl

By Lalique

Located in Mérida, YU

Early works used the familiar "lost wax" technique by which the model is made in wax while a mold is formed around the model.

Category

Vintage 1970s French Art Nouveau Jars

Materials

Crystal

Neo-Greek Guéridon by E. Picault, France, 1863
Neo-Greek Guéridon by E. Picault, France, 1863

Neo-Greek Guéridon by E. Picault, France, 1863

By Émile Louis Picault

Located in PARIS, FR

Picault, Expo des Bx arts, 1863 The wax model of this medallion was exposed under number 2524 at the French Artists Salon of Paris in 1863.

Category

Antique 1860s French Greek Revival Gueridon

Materials

Bronze

Lalique "Verone"  Crystal Bowl
Lalique "Verone"  Crystal Bowl

Lalique "Verone" Crystal Bowl

By Lalique

Located in Mérida, YU

Early works used the familiar "lost wax" technique by which the model is made in wax while a mold is formed around the model.

Category

Vintage 1970s French Art Nouveau Jars

Materials

Crystal

Lalique "Verone"  Crystal Bowl
Lalique "Verone"  Crystal Bowl

Lalique "Verone" Crystal Bowl

By Lalique

Located in Mérida, YU

Early works used the familiar "lost wax" technique by which the model is made in wax while a mold is formed around the model.

Category

Vintage 1970s French Art Nouveau Jars

Materials

Crystal

Lalique "Verone"  Crystal Bowl
Lalique "Verone"  Crystal Bowl

Lalique "Verone" Crystal Bowl

By Lalique

Located in Mérida, YU

Early works used the familiar "lost wax" technique by which the model is made in wax while a mold is formed around the model.

Category

Vintage 1970s French Art Nouveau Jars

Materials

Crystal

Lalique "Verone"  Crystal Bowl
Lalique "Verone"  Crystal Bowl

Lalique "Verone" Crystal Bowl

By Lalique

Located in Mérida, YU

Early works used the familiar "lost wax" technique by which the model is made in wax while a mold is formed around the model.

Category

Vintage 1970s French Art Nouveau Jars

Materials

Crystal

Lost Vase 8 by Studio Birtane
Lost Vase 8 by Studio Birtane

Lost Vase 8 by Studio Birtane

Located in Geneve, CH

The concept is realized through experimenting with wax and cardboard. The wax model for casting is created by dipping cardboard models into melted wax several times.

Category

2010s Turkish Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Aluminum

Lost Lamp 8 by Studio Birtane
Lost Lamp 8 by Studio Birtane

Lost Lamp 8 by Studio Birtane

Located in Geneve, CH

The concept is realized through experimenting with wax and cardboard. The wax model for casting is created by dipping cardboard models into melted wax several times.

Category

2010s Turkish Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Lost Vase 6 by Studio Birtane
Lost Vase 6 by Studio Birtane

Lost Vase 6 by Studio Birtane

Located in Geneve, CH

The concept is realized through experimenting with wax and cardboard. The wax model for casting is created by dipping cardboard models into melted wax several times.

Category

2010s Turkish Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Aluminum

Lost Pendant 6 Lamp by Studio Birtane
Lost Pendant 6 Lamp by Studio Birtane

Lost Pendant 6 Lamp by Studio Birtane

Located in Geneve, CH

The concept is realized through experimenting with wax and cardboard. The wax model for casting is created by dipping cardboard models into melted wax several times.

Category

2010s Turkish Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Aluminum

Lost Pendant 8 Lamp by Studio Birtane
Lost Pendant 8 Lamp by Studio Birtane

Lost Pendant 8 Lamp by Studio Birtane

Located in Geneve, CH

The concept is realized through experimenting with wax and cardboard. The wax model for casting is created by dipping cardboard models into melted wax several times.

Category

2010s Turkish Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Aluminum

Lost Lamp 6 by Studio Birtane
Lost Lamp 6 by Studio Birtane

Lost Lamp 6 by Studio Birtane

Located in Geneve, CH

The concept is realized through experimenting with wax and cardboard. The wax model for casting is created by dipping cardboard models into melted wax several times.

Category

2010s Turkish Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Italy Mid-18th Century Doccia Factory White Porcelain Sleeping Child Sculpture
Italy Mid-18th Century Doccia Factory White Porcelain Sleeping Child Sculpture

Italy Mid-18th Century Doccia Factory White Porcelain Sleeping Child Sculpture

Located in Brescia, IT

The delicate and extremely poignant expressive features of the present Infant derived from a wax model by Giovan Battista Foggini 1652 - 1727, as mentioned in the Doccia Inventory, ...

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Allen Harris (PAFA, 1924–1970) Signed 1963 Unique Bronze Kneeling Female Figure
Allen Harris (PAFA, 1924–1970) Signed 1963 Unique Bronze Kneeling Female Figure

Allen Harris (PAFA, 1924–1970) Signed 1963 Unique Bronze Kneeling Female Figure

Located in St. Louis, MO

The surface displays raw, additive modeling with deep planar cuts and tool marks, preserving the immediate, tactile energy of the original wax model before being hand-cast in bronze.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

French Gilt Bronze Figural Antique Clock w Renaissance Poet early 19th century
French Gilt Bronze Figural Antique Clock w Renaissance Poet early 19th century

French Gilt Bronze Figural Antique Clock w Renaissance Poet early 19th century

Located in Sweden, SE

The bronze sculpture was made using the casting technique from a wax model. At an early 19th centurу, mercury (fire) gilding was used.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

Materials

Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze

Art Deco Bronze Archer Sculpture by Sylvestre, France, 1925
Art Deco Bronze Archer Sculpture by Sylvestre, France, 1925

Art Deco Bronze Archer Sculpture by Sylvestre, France, 1925

Located in Wiesbaden, DE

The process involves creating a wax model of the sculpture, which is then coated with a ceramic material and fired.

Category

Vintage 1920s European Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Personnage a la plume" Modern Art Sculpture by Joan Miró
"Personnage a la plume" Modern Art Sculpture by Joan Miró

"Personnage a la plume" Modern Art Sculpture by Joan Miró

By Joan Miró

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Its base was formed from a metal can, probably a container for paint solvent; rather than a label, it bears a star mark incised into the wax model by Miró. The figure’s intermediate ...

Category

Vintage 1970s Spanish Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique Pair of Framed Grand Tour Wax Portrait Reliefs 19th Century
Antique Pair of Framed Grand Tour Wax Portrait Reliefs 19th Century

Antique Pair of Framed Grand Tour Wax Portrait Reliefs 19th Century

Located in London, GB

Josiah Wedgwood took advantage of the popularity of the wax portraits and hired modelers to create over two thousand images to be reproduced in jasper ware.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century European Decorative Art

Materials

Leather, Silk, Glass, Paper

Calligraphic Sculpted Brass Side Table by Misaya
Calligraphic Sculpted Brass Side Table by Misaya

Calligraphic Sculpted Brass Side Table by Misaya

By Misaya

Located in Geneve, CH

In a process that dates back around five thousand years, these prototype moulds were then filled with molten brass and left to cool before the surrounding wax model is melted away. ...

Category

2010s Thai Post-Modern Gueridon

Materials

Brass

Calligraphic Sculpted Brass Chair with White Fabric Upholstery Seat by Misaya
Calligraphic Sculpted Brass Chair with White Fabric Upholstery Seat by Misaya

Calligraphic Sculpted Brass Chair with White Fabric Upholstery Seat by Misaya

By Misaya

Located in Geneve, CH

In a process that dates back around five thousand years, these prototype moulds were then filled with molten brass and left to cool before the surrounding wax model is melted away. ...

Category

2010s Thai Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Brass

Calligraphic Sculpted Bench With a Refined Matte Brass Top by Misaya
Calligraphic Sculpted Bench With a Refined Matte Brass Top by Misaya

Calligraphic Sculpted Bench With a Refined Matte Brass Top by Misaya

By Misaya

Located in Geneve, CH

In a process that dates back around five thousand years, these prototype moulds were then filled with molten brass and left to cool before the surrounding wax model is melted away. ...

Category

2010s Thai Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Brass

Calligraphic Sculpted Brass Bench with White Upholstered Top by Misaya
Calligraphic Sculpted Brass Bench with White Upholstered Top by Misaya

Calligraphic Sculpted Brass Bench with White Upholstered Top by Misaya

By Misaya

Located in Geneve, CH

In a process that dates back around five thousand years, these prototype moulds were then filled with molten brass and left to cool before the surrounding wax model is melted away. ...

Category

2010s Thai Post-Modern Benches

Materials

Brass

Bronze Kingfisher Table Lamp
Bronze Kingfisher Table Lamp

Bronze Kingfisher Table Lamp

By Heinrich Filter Bronze Art

Located in Pretoria, Gauteng

The small decorative items are wax modelled, no molds were used, so every lamp is one of a kind.

Category

2010s South African Expressionist Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Calligraphic Sculpted Brass Side Tables by Misaya
Pair of Calligraphic Sculpted Brass Side Tables by Misaya

Pair of Calligraphic Sculpted Brass Side Tables by Misaya

By Misaya

Located in Geneve, CH

In a process that dates back around five thousand years, these prototype moulds were then filled with molten brass and left to cool before the surrounding wax model is melted away. ...

Category

2010s Thai Post-Modern Gueridon

Materials

Brass

Calligraphic Sculpted Side Table in Polished Brass by Misaya
Calligraphic Sculpted Side Table in Polished Brass by Misaya

Calligraphic Sculpted Side Table in Polished Brass by Misaya

By Misaya

Located in Geneve, CH

In a process that dates back around five thousand years, these prototype moulds were then filled with molten brass and left to cool before the surrounding wax model is melted away. ...

Category

2010s Thai Post-Modern Gueridon

Materials

Brass

Pair of Sculpted Brass Chairs in Blackened Brass and Antique Brass by Misaya
Pair of Sculpted Brass Chairs in Blackened Brass and Antique Brass by Misaya

Pair of Sculpted Brass Chairs in Blackened Brass and Antique Brass by Misaya

By Misaya

Located in Geneve, CH

In a process that dates back around five thousand years, these prototype moulds were then filled with molten brass and left to cool before the surrounding wax model is melted away. ...

Category

2010s Thai Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Brass

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Vitra Miniature Johnson Wax Chair by Frank Lloyd Wright, 1939
Vitra Miniature Johnson Wax Chair by Frank Lloyd Wright, 1939

Vitra Miniature Johnson Wax Chair by Frank Lloyd Wright, 1939

By Vitra, Frank Lloyd Wright

Located in New York, NY

These items are only available in the United States. The Johnson Wax Chair is characterized by round forms which also reflect the lines of a famous building designed by Frank Lloy...

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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Models and Miniatures

Materials

Cherry

19th Century Anatomical Model of Dissected Wax Head Mounted on Framed Board
19th Century Anatomical Model of Dissected Wax Head Mounted on Framed Board

19th Century Anatomical Model of Dissected Wax Head Mounted on Framed Board

Located in London, GB

Antique Anatomical Model, Anatomical Wax Model, Antique Wax Head, Medical Antique, Anatomical Antique, Vintage Anatomical Model, Antique Cabinet of Curiosities, Gothic Antique, Anato...

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Antique Late 19th Century German Gothic Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood

Pascal Smelik, Drip Candlestick 'S' Silver Plated Pols Potten, Dutch Design
Pascal Smelik, Drip Candlestick 'S' Silver Plated Pols Potten, Dutch Design

Pascal Smelik, Drip Candlestick 'S' Silver Plated Pols Potten, Dutch Design

By Pascal Smelik

Located in Zeist, UT

Through an experiment where Smelik applied liquid wax in water he created the wax models that became the shape of these elegant aluminum brass plated Candleholders.

Category

2010s Indian Organic Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Aluminum, Silver Plate

Pascal Smelik, Drip Candleholder Silver Plated for Pols Potten, Dutch Design
Pascal Smelik, Drip Candleholder Silver Plated for Pols Potten, Dutch Design

Pascal Smelik, Drip Candleholder Silver Plated for Pols Potten, Dutch Design

By Pascal Smelik

Located in Zeist, UT

Through an experiment where Smelik applied liquid wax in water he created the wax models that became the shape of these elegant aluminum brass plated Candleholders.

Category

2010s Indian Organic Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Aluminum

Pascal Smelik, Drip Candleholder Brass Plated for Pols Potten, Dutch Design
Pascal Smelik, Drip Candleholder Brass Plated for Pols Potten, Dutch Design

Pascal Smelik, Drip Candleholder Brass Plated for Pols Potten, Dutch Design

By Pascal Smelik

Located in Zeist, UT

Through an experiment where Smelik applied liquid wax in water he created the wax models that became the shape of these elegant aluminum brass plated Candleholders.

Category

2010s Indian Organic Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Aluminum

Pascal Smelik, Drip Candlestick 'S' Gold Plated for Pols Potten, Back in Stock
Pascal Smelik, Drip Candlestick 'S' Gold Plated for Pols Potten, Back in Stock

Pascal Smelik, Drip Candlestick 'S' Gold Plated for Pols Potten, Back in Stock

By Pascal Smelik

Located in Zeist, UT

Through an experiment where Smelik applied liquid wax in water he created the wax models that became the shape of these elegant aluminum brass plated Candleholders.

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2010s Indian Organic Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Aluminum, Gold Plate

Pascal Smelik, Drip Candlestick 'L' Brass Plated for Pols Potten, Dutch Design
Pascal Smelik, Drip Candlestick 'L' Brass Plated for Pols Potten, Dutch Design

Pascal Smelik, Drip Candlestick 'L' Brass Plated for Pols Potten, Dutch Design

By Pascal Smelik

Located in Zeist, UT

Through an experiment where Smelik applied liquid wax in water he created the wax models that became the shape of these elegant aluminum brass plated Candleholders.

Category

2010s Indian Organic Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Aluminum

Pascal Smelik, The Upside Down Stool, Casted Aluminum, 2009, Proof of Concept
Pascal Smelik, The Upside Down Stool, Casted Aluminum, 2009, Proof of Concept

Pascal Smelik, The Upside Down Stool, Casted Aluminum, 2009, Proof of Concept

By Pascal Smelik

Located in Zeist, UT

The Upside Down Stool is modeled by hand, upside down in an aquarium. This is done using a method by which hot wax is injected into cold water.

Category

2010s Dutch Organic Modern Stools

Materials

Stone, Aluminum

Pair of 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Sconces After André-Charles Boulle
Pair of 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Sconces After André-Charles Boulle

Pair of 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Sconces After André-Charles Boulle

By André-Charles Boulle

Located in Pasadena, CA

The inventory of his losses in this fire exceeded 40,000 livres, included many old Masters, not to mention 48 drawings by Raphael, wax models by Michelangelo and the manuscript journ...

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Antique Mid-19th Century Louis XV Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Gio Ponti, Exceptional Pair of Rare Wingback Armchairs in Walnut, Italy, 1940s
Gio Ponti, Exceptional Pair of Rare Wingback Armchairs in Walnut, Italy, 1940s

Gio Ponti, Exceptional Pair of Rare Wingback Armchairs in Walnut, Italy, 1940s

By Gio Ponti

Located in New York, NY

The chairs' striking filiform armature —a continuous ribbon that flows from the tapered legs through the sculptural wings and along the modeled, rising armrests — waxes and wanes in ...

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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Bouclé, Walnut

French Art Deco Golden Bronze Sculpture by Gaston Beguin
French Art Deco Golden Bronze Sculpture by Gaston Beguin

French Art Deco Golden Bronze Sculpture by Gaston Beguin

By Gaston Béguin

Located in Oakland, CA

The sculptor makes a model in plaster or clay that is then coated with wax.

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Handmade Aluminium cast Sculptural Candle holder depicting "Daily Situation"
Handmade Aluminium cast Sculptural Candle holder depicting "Daily Situation"

Handmade Aluminium cast Sculptural Candle holder depicting "Daily Situation"

Located in EINDHOVEN, NL

This aluminium cast was first modeled in bee wax. The tree and the channels are the technical parts required for the lost wax technique and are conserved in the final sculpture.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

Walter Bosse figurine BOAR brass patinated new Vienna Austria
Walter Bosse figurine BOAR brass patinated new Vienna Austria

Walter Bosse figurine BOAR brass patinated new Vienna Austria

By Walter Bosse

Located in Vienna, AT

The figurine is special in its own way and requires 14 work steps. It is a "lost wax casting" piece. Model number BO21 In 2000 a Viennese public house released the first monograph a...

Category

2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass

20th Century Limited Edition Original Work of Art, "Patrizia" by Piero Bertelli
20th Century Limited Edition Original Work of Art, "Patrizia" by Piero Bertelli

20th Century Limited Edition Original Work of Art, "Patrizia" by Piero Bertelli

By Piero Bertelli

Located in Florence, IT

Lost-wax casting of bronze statuary. Work in a limited edition from the original model and executed by the Fonderia Artistica Ferdinando Marinelli of Florence, Italy.

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Louis Philippe Mantel Clock by Thomire Et Cie
Louis Philippe Mantel Clock by Thomire Et Cie

Louis Philippe Mantel Clock by Thomire Et Cie

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H 28 in W 9.5 in D 24.5 in

Louis Philippe Mantel Clock by Thomire Et Cie

By Pierre-Philippe Thomire

Located in Pasadena, CA

In 1784 a pair of Sèvres vases with Raphaelesque grotesques in violet on a white ground, made in 1782 were mounted with gilt-bronze goats as handles, which Pierre Verlet recognized i...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Ceremonial Vessel Depicting Equestrian Oba or King
Ceremonial Vessel Depicting Equestrian Oba or King

Ceremonial Vessel Depicting Equestrian Oba or King

By People from Benin

Located in Chicago, IL

This ceremonial vessel or casket was created using the “lost wax” method of casting. In lost wax methodology, a model (the statue or vessel) is carved from pure beeswax, or for h...

Category

Antique 19th Century Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

An Empire Ormolu Centerpiece Attributed  To Pierre-Phillipe Thomire, Circa 1815
An Empire Ormolu Centerpiece Attributed  To Pierre-Phillipe Thomire, Circa 1815

An Empire Ormolu Centerpiece Attributed To Pierre-Phillipe Thomire, Circa 1815

By Pierre-Philippe Thomire

Located in Pasadena, CA

In 1784 a pair of Sèvres vases with Raphaelesque grotesques in violet on a white ground, made in 1782 were mounted with gilt-bronze goats as handles, which Pierre Verlet recognized i...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Centerpieces

Materials

Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu

"Harmony Turquoise"  unique edition picture frame by Laura G
"Harmony Turquoise"  unique edition picture frame by Laura G

"Harmony Turquoise" unique edition picture frame by Laura G

Located in Sarezzo, Brescia

It is a wonderful lost wax silver model hand chiselled by master craftsmen with a petit fleur design ,typical of 16th century Siena craftmanship , highlighted by a touch of Turquois...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Picture Frames

Bronze Adjustable Planetaria Table Lamp by William Lipton Lighting, France
Bronze Adjustable Planetaria Table Lamp by William Lipton Lighting, France

Bronze Adjustable Planetaria Table Lamp by William Lipton Lighting, France

By William Lipton Ltd 1

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Other parts such as the bases and the bobeches, candle cups, must be cast. A wax mold taken from the model is used for casting by pressing it in a box with sand and pouring molten br...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Nickel Finish Adjustable Planetaria Table Lamp by William Lipton Lighting
Nickel Finish Adjustable Planetaria Table Lamp by William Lipton Lighting

Nickel Finish Adjustable Planetaria Table Lamp by William Lipton Lighting

By William Lipton Ltd 1

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Other parts such as the bases and the bobeches, candle cups, must be cast. A wax mold taken from the model is used for casting by pressing it in a box with sand and pouring molten br...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Bronze Adjustable Butler Table Lamp with Shade by William Lipton Lighting
Bronze Adjustable Butler Table Lamp with Shade by William Lipton Lighting

Bronze Adjustable Butler Table Lamp with Shade by William Lipton Lighting

By William Lipton Ltd 1

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Other parts such as the bases and the bobeches, candle cups, must be cast. A wax mold taken from the model is used for casting by pressing it in a box with sand and pouring molten br...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Bronze Adjustable Tournesol Table Lamp by William Lipton Lighting

Bronze Adjustable Tournesol Table Lamp by William Lipton Lighting

By William Lipton Ltd 1

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Other parts such as the bases and the bobeches, candle cups, must be cast. A wax mold taken from the model is used for casting by pressing it in a box with sand and pouring molten br...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Bronze Adjustable Balthazar Floor Lamp by Willam Gibson Lighting, France
Bronze Adjustable Balthazar Floor Lamp by Willam Gibson Lighting, France

Bronze Adjustable Balthazar Floor Lamp by Willam Gibson Lighting, France

By William Lipton Ltd 1

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Other parts such as the bases and the bobeches, candle cups, must be cast. A wax mold taken from the model is used for casting by pressing it in a box with sand and pouring molten br...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Bronze Adjustable Boa Table Lamp by William Lipton Lighting, France
Bronze Adjustable Boa Table Lamp by William Lipton Lighting, France

Bronze Adjustable Boa Table Lamp by William Lipton Lighting, France

By William Lipton Ltd 1

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Other parts such as the bases and the bobeches, candle cups, must be cast. A wax mold taken from the model is used for casting by pressing it in a box with sand and pouring molten br...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Bronze Adjustable Giraffe Floor Lamp by William Lipton Lighting, France
Bronze Adjustable Giraffe Floor Lamp by William Lipton Lighting, France

Bronze Adjustable Giraffe Floor Lamp by William Lipton Lighting, France

By William Lipton Ltd 1

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Other parts such as the bases and the bobeches, candle cups, must be cast. A wax mold taken from the model is used for casting by pressing it in a box with sand and pouring molten br...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Nickel Finish Adjustable Boa Table Lamp by William Lipton Lighting, France
Nickel Finish Adjustable Boa Table Lamp by William Lipton Lighting, France

Nickel Finish Adjustable Boa Table Lamp by William Lipton Lighting, France

By William Lipton Ltd 1

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Other parts such as the bases and the bobeches, candle cups, must be cast. A wax mold taken from the model is used for casting by pressing it in a box with sand and pouring molten br...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Wax Model Showcase Displaying the Ontogeny, SOMSO
Wax Model Showcase Displaying the Ontogeny, SOMSO

Wax Model Showcase Displaying the Ontogeny, SOMSO

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H 22.84 in W 19.69 in D 3.94 in

Wax Model Showcase Displaying the Ontogeny, SOMSO

Located in Berghuelen, DE

a large wooden showcase with 15 wax models displaying the fertilization and ontogeny, SOMSO circa 1950, with description in German.

Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Pathological Wax Model Depicting Hans Dermatitis, 1950s
Pathological Wax Model Depicting Hans Dermatitis, 1950s

Pathological Wax Model Depicting Hans Dermatitis, 1950s

Located in Milan, IT

Pathological wax model, 1950s, refined workmanship depicting hands dermatitis mounted on ebonized wooden plank.

Category

Vintage 1950s German Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood

Wax Model Showcase Displaying Dental Health by Somso
Wax Model Showcase Displaying Dental Health by Somso

Wax Model Showcase Displaying Dental Health by Somso

Located in Berghuelen, DE

The showcase was used as teaching material in German schools for dental prophylaxis. Models made of wax, the description is written in German.

Category

Early 20th Century German Models and Miniatures

Wax Model of a Viper’s Head, Italy, XVIII Century
Wax Model of a Viper’s Head, Italy, XVIII Century

Wax Model of a Viper’s Head, Italy, XVIII Century

Located in Milan, IT

The bar sustain the beautiful wax model of a viper’s head, on one side shows the muscle apparatus, on the other side the bone’s structure.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Iron

Collection of Friedrich Ziegler wax model human heart development forms
Collection of Friedrich Ziegler wax model human heart development forms

Collection of Friedrich Ziegler wax model human heart development forms

Located in London, GB

Collection of Friedrich Ziegler wax model human heart development forms A rare collection of 4 wax models of the human heart, showing its early development to full size.

Category

Antique Early 1900s German Victorian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Natural Fiber

Wax Model Showcase Displaying Dental Health by Hermann Eppler
Wax Model Showcase Displaying Dental Health by Hermann Eppler

Wax Model Showcase Displaying Dental Health by Hermann Eppler

Located in Berghuelen, DE

The showcase was used as teaching material in German schools for dental prophylaxis. Model made of wax, the description is written in German.

Category

Early 20th Century German Victorian Historical Memorabilia

antique teaching aid wax anatomical head model
antique teaching aid wax anatomical head model

antique teaching aid wax anatomical head model

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H 8.86 in W 6.5 in D 2.37 in

antique teaching aid wax anatomical head model

Located in Berghuelen, DE

an antique highly detailed wax model of a sliced human head in a glass case. used as teaching material in german schools, ca. 1900. handmade of colored wax.

Category

Early 20th Century German Industrial Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass, Wood, Wax

Antique Half Relief Anatomical Model Head in Wax, Germany c.1910
Antique Half Relief Anatomical Model Head in Wax, Germany c.1910

Antique Half Relief Anatomical Model Head in Wax, Germany c.1910

Located in San Francisco, CA

ABOUT A German wax dissected model of the head, circa 1910, showing nerves, arteries, veins and muscles of the head with paper numbered labels.

Category

Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood, Glass

Wax Head
Wax Head

Wax Head

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H 7 in W 6 in D 7 in

Wax Head

Located in Culver City, CA

Wax head with glass eyes.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Edwardian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Glass

Oversized Wax Anatomical Model - 1800s
Oversized Wax Anatomical Model - 1800s

Oversized Wax Anatomical Model - 1800s

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H 9.75 in W 8 in D 5.5 in

Oversized Wax Anatomical Model - 1800s

Located in Peekskill, NY

This highly detailed model looks to be two times normal scale. These wax models were the first examples used as teaching aides.

Category

Antique 19th Century Unknown Industrial Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood, Wax

18th Century Polychromed Wax Portrait of Marc Anthony and Cleopatra
18th Century Polychromed Wax Portrait of Marc Anthony and Cleopatra

18th Century Polychromed Wax Portrait of Marc Anthony and Cleopatra

Located in Rochester, NY

Inscribed "Isaac Gosset" on back. Isaac Gosset was a wax modeller and frame maker. He went to London to serve an apprenticeship with his uncle, Matthew Gosset, a sculptor and wax m...

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Antique 18th Century European Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

20th Century Flemish Wunderkammer Anatomical Human Eye Model, Plaster and Glass
20th Century Flemish Wunderkammer Anatomical Human Eye Model, Plaster and Glass

20th Century Flemish Wunderkammer Anatomical Human Eye Model, Plaster and Glass

By Laméris Utrecht Instrumenten

Located in Milano, MI

Art of modelling wax for anatomic preparation increased in Bologna during the first half of 1700, in a historical stage when attention was turned to observation and experimental rese...

Category

Mid-20th Century Dutch Models and Miniatures

Materials

Glass, Plaster, Beech

Collection of Early Hand Models in 17" Glass Dome
Collection of Early Hand Models in 17" Glass Dome

Collection of Early Hand Models in 17" Glass Dome

Located in Peekskill, NY

These were used as models for prosthetic hands. One is a very rare wax model, one is hard rubber and the remaining 4 are hand painted plaster over wood.

Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Plaster, Rubber, Wax

Anders Olson, Swedish Bronze Nude Sculpture, 1930s
Anders Olson, Swedish Bronze Nude Sculpture, 1930s

Anders Olson, Swedish Bronze Nude Sculpture, 1930s

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H 11.62 in W 3.75 in D 4.53 in

Anders Olson, Swedish Bronze Nude Sculpture, 1930s

Located in Skanninge, SE

Once the mold is made, the wax model is melted and drained away.

Category

Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

1800s Dr. Auzoux papier-mâché Skull
1800s Dr. Auzoux papier-mâché Skull

1800s Dr. Auzoux papier-mâché Skull

Located in Peekskill, NY

In previous centuries, anatomists and artists made their anatomical models using wax. While wax models could reproduce anatomical details very accurately, the material was very expen...

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Antique 19th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities

19th Century Signed Bronze Rooster on Wooden Base
19th Century Signed Bronze Rooster on Wooden Base

19th Century Signed Bronze Rooster on Wooden Base

Located in Dallas, TX

His first exhibit, in the Salon of 1846, was a wax model of a linnet defending her nest from a rat, later cast in bronze and shown at the 1855 Salon.

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Antique 19th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

1800s Dr. Auzoux Papier-Mâché Fetal Skull
1800s Dr. Auzoux Papier-Mâché Fetal Skull

1800s Dr. Auzoux Papier-Mâché Fetal Skull

By Dr. Louis Auzoux

Located in Peekskill, NY

In previous centuries, anatomists and artists made their anatomical models using wax. While wax models could reproduce anatomical details very accurately, the material was very expen...

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Antique 19th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities

Antique Half Relief Anatomical Model Head in Wax German circa 1900
Antique Half Relief Anatomical Model Head in Wax German circa 1900

Antique Half Relief Anatomical Model Head in Wax German circa 1900

Located in London, GB

A very special ( and also rather gruesome ) anatomical model, diameter of the head with teeth, eye half relief of a human head in wax Incredibly detailed, with the muscles, nervous s...

Category

Early 20th Century German Victorian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass

South Asian Brass Oil Lamp
South Asian Brass Oil Lamp

South Asian Brass Oil Lamp

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H 10 in W 6.25 in D 6.25 in

South Asian Brass Oil Lamp

Located in Chicago, IL

Oil lamps like these were likely handcrafted using the century old lost-wax process of metal casting where skilled artisans would pour molten metal into a mold that had been created ...

Category

20th Century South Asian Metalwork

Materials

Brass

Paul Frankl Waxed Cork and Oak Dining Table with Two Model 5008 Consoles
Paul Frankl Waxed Cork and Oak Dining Table with Two Model 5008 Consoles

Paul Frankl Waxed Cork and Oak Dining Table with Two Model 5008 Consoles

By Johnson Furniture Company, Paul Frankl

Located in Dallas, TX

Frankl dining table suite in waxed cork and solid bleached oak. The set includes a Minimalist rectangular dining table and a pair of complementary model 5008 console tables.

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Oak, Cork

Pair of Vintage Patinated Bronze Busts on Marble Bases
Pair of Vintage Patinated Bronze Busts on Marble Bases

Pair of Vintage Patinated Bronze Busts on Marble Bases

Located in Victoria, BC

Victorian bronze women's busts were typically created using a process called lost-wax casting. This involved creating a clay or wax model of the bust, which was then covered in a lay...

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Mid-20th Century French Late Victorian Busts

Materials

Marble, Bronze

“Walking Bear” French Antique Bronze Sculpture by Isidore Bonheur
“Walking Bear” French Antique Bronze Sculpture by Isidore Bonheur

“Walking Bear” French Antique Bronze Sculpture by Isidore Bonheur

By Isidore Jules Bonheur

Located in Shippensburg, PA

It was cast by the Hippolyte Peyrol foundry after the original wax model by Isidore Bonheur, the marking barely discernible to the right of the cold-stamped FRANCE, having mostly wor...

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Antique 19th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Sculpture Lioness / Roger Godchaux Jewish Artist & Susse Lost Wax Bibelot
Bronze Sculpture Lioness / Roger Godchaux Jewish Artist & Susse Lost Wax Bibelot

Bronze Sculpture Lioness / Roger Godchaux Jewish Artist & Susse Lost Wax Bibelot

By Roger Godchaux

Located in West Hollywood, CA

The lioness is finished with Godchaux’s distinctive surface modeling where the flesh is left textured like a wax model on the artists bench, still being formed and tooled.

Category

20th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Bronze

Corymb, a Unique Aqua/Turquoise Glass Art Work and Centrepiece by Paul Stopler
Corymb, a Unique Aqua/Turquoise Glass Art Work and Centrepiece by Paul Stopler

Corymb, a Unique Aqua/Turquoise Glass Art Work and Centrepiece by Paul Stopler

By Paul Stopler

Located in London, GB

With a smooth exterior, the interior is stepped into sections by ridged protruding "shelves" of glass, which are all created in the wax model from which this is cast. Using a comp...

Category

2010s British Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

Acanthe, a Unique Steel Blue Glass Art Work and Centrepiece by Paul Stopler
Acanthe, a Unique Steel Blue Glass Art Work and Centrepiece by Paul Stopler

Acanthe, a Unique Steel Blue Glass Art Work and Centrepiece by Paul Stopler

By Paul Stopler

Located in London, GB

With a smooth exterior, the interior is stepped into sections with ridged protruding "shelves" of glass, which are all created in the wax model from which this is cast. Using a co...

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2010s British Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

Bronze Orchid Sculpture by William Jauquet
Bronze Orchid Sculpture by William Jauquet

Bronze Orchid Sculpture by William Jauquet

Located in Kilmarnock, VA

This orchid is cast using the ancient lost wax process (cire perdue), a meticulous technique where a detailed wax model is encased in a refractory mold, then melted away to create a ...

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Vintage 1980s American Organic Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Bronze

Calligraphic Sculpted Brass Bench by Misaya
Calligraphic Sculpted Brass Bench by Misaya

Calligraphic Sculpted Brass Bench by Misaya

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H 15.75 in W 62.21 in D 14.97 in

Calligraphic Sculpted Brass Bench by Misaya

By Misaya

Located in Geneve, CH

In a process that dates back around five thousand years, these prototype moulds were then filled with molten brass and left to cool before the surrounding wax model is melted away. ...

Category

2010s Thai Post-Modern Benches

Materials

Brass

Calligraphic Sculpted Brass Chair by Misaya
Calligraphic Sculpted Brass Chair by Misaya

Calligraphic Sculpted Brass Chair by Misaya

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H 31.11 in W 21.26 in D 22.84 in

Calligraphic Sculpted Brass Chair by Misaya

By Misaya

Located in Geneve, CH

In a process that dates back around five thousand years, these prototype moulds were then filled with molten brass and left to cool before the surrounding wax model is melted away. ...

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2010s Thai Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Brass

A Rare Group Of Continental Scientific Models Of Mushrooms.
A Rare Group Of Continental Scientific Models Of Mushrooms.

A Rare Group Of Continental Scientific Models Of Mushrooms.

Located in Milan, IT

One group is made out of colored wax, over wooden base, Italian 1870 ca. Over each wooden base, black painted,rise the great scientific model, made out of wax and hand painted, depic...

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Antique 19th Century Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Wood, Papier Mâché, Wax

Elephant on Iron Pedestal, Lost Wax Casting Parcel-Gilt Patina Bronze Sculpture
Elephant on Iron Pedestal, Lost Wax Casting Parcel-Gilt Patina Bronze Sculpture

Elephant on Iron Pedestal, Lost Wax Casting Parcel-Gilt Patina Bronze Sculpture

By Pablo Simunovic

Located in Firenze, IT

The animal figurative sculpture inspired from imagination of the artist who has modeled the inert wax cast of the sculpture, which is the soul of the final result in bronze, creating...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Brutalist Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Mid-20th Century French Lalique Ispahan Crystal Vase with Etched & Frosted Roses
Mid-20th Century French Lalique Ispahan Crystal Vase with Etched & Frosted Roses

Mid-20th Century French Lalique Ispahan Crystal Vase with Etched & Frosted Roses

By Lalique

Located in Dallas, TX

Early works used the familiar "lost wax" technique by which the model is made in wax while a mold is formed around the model.

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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vases

Materials

Crystal

Art Nouveau French Bronze Sculpture of Satyr "Pan & Nymph" by Jean-Marie Camus
Art Nouveau French Bronze Sculpture of Satyr "Pan & Nymph" by Jean-Marie Camus

Art Nouveau French Bronze Sculpture of Satyr "Pan & Nymph" by Jean-Marie Camus

Located in Shippensburg, PA

The model is finished in an exquisite verde and black surface patina with a wonderful overall luster, silky to the touch and preserved under wax.

Category

20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pablo Simunovic, Lost Wax Casting Bronze Sculpture of a Cat on a Round Base
Pablo Simunovic, Lost Wax Casting Bronze Sculpture of a Cat on a Round Base

Pablo Simunovic, Lost Wax Casting Bronze Sculpture of a Cat on a Round Base

By Pablo Simunovic

Located in Firenze, IT

The animal figurative sculpture inspired from imagination of the artist who has modeled the inert wax cast of the sculpture, which is the soul of the final result in bronze.

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2010s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

“German Shepherd” Antique French Bronze Sculpture Dog by P. Tourgueneff & Susse
“German Shepherd” Antique French Bronze Sculpture Dog by P. Tourgueneff & Susse

“German Shepherd” Antique French Bronze Sculpture Dog by P. Tourgueneff & Susse

By Susse Freres

Located in Shippensburg, PA

An exquisite lost-wax model of a resting German shepherd cast by the Susse brothers foundry, the cast is technically very precise, likely a relatively early casting in light of the f...

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Antique 19th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

Located in London, GB

A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...

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Antique Late 19th Century European Moorish Architectural Elements

Materials

Wrought Iron

Lavishly-Filled German Wooden Grocery Dollhouse Store Toy 1900s
Lavishly-Filled German Wooden Grocery Dollhouse Store Toy 1900s

Lavishly-Filled German Wooden Grocery Dollhouse Store Toy 1900s

Located in Nuernberg, DE

A beautiful grocery shop room box, painted and stained wood with lithographed wall and floor papers, side stair case and upper gallery, some drawers on rear wall with metal handles a...

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Antique Early 1900s German Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Porcelain, Fabric, Wood

Antique English Break-Front Bibliotheque Bookcase in Mahogany, circa 1870
Antique English Break-Front Bibliotheque Bookcase in Mahogany, circa 1870

Antique English Break-Front Bibliotheque Bookcase in Mahogany, circa 1870

By S.E. & R. Johnson. Warrington

Located in INTERLAKEN, NY

A handsome and very well crafted English break-front bookcase or bibliotheque in solid mahogany by S.E. & R. Johnson of Warrington, England, circa 1870. Features six doors with glass...

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Antique 1870s English Victorian Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet

Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet

Located in Houston, TX

Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...

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Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Pair of Regency Shell Art Floral Bouquets under Glass Domes
Pair of Regency Shell Art Floral Bouquets under Glass Domes

Pair of Regency Shell Art Floral Bouquets under Glass Domes

Located in Dallas, TX

PRESENTING A ‘FANTASTICALLY’ RARE, EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY and MUSEUM QUALITY Pair of Regency Shell Art Floral Bouquets under Glass Domes. Made in England, circa 1820, during the ‘Regen...

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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell, Glass, Mahogany

Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy
Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy

Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy

$61,253Sale Price|20% Off

H 104.34 in W 153.55 in D 19.69 in

Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy

Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)

Complete antique pharmacy cabinet, with 3 open bookcases on the sides, 1 bookcase with drawers and 2 original doors with glass and enameled mirror sign. Built in the mid-19th century...

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Walnut

19th Century "Globe De Marié" in Great Condition
19th Century "Globe De Marié" in Great Condition

19th Century "Globe De Marié" in Great Condition

$1,060Sale Price|43% Off

H 16.93 in W 11.82 in D 4.73 in

19th Century "Globe De Marié" in Great Condition

Located in Sofia, BG

19th century "Globe de Marié" that was used for a demonstration of an intension to propose marriage to your beloved. The bottom part is made of hand painted wood and the decoration i...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Models and Miniatures

Materials

Glass

Fine Taxidermy Birdcage 'Orchestra No1' by Sinke & Van Tongeren
Fine Taxidermy Birdcage 'Orchestra No1' by Sinke & Van Tongeren

Fine Taxidermy Birdcage 'Orchestra No1' by Sinke & Van Tongeren

By Sinke & Van Tongeren

Located in Haarlem, NL

A huge 19th Century French Birdcage with a composition of nineteen Fine Taxidermy birds. We can imagine this being an amazing orchestra of beautiful tunes. Among the musicians are a ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Victorian Taxidermy

Materials

Animal Skin

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