Wax Model

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.

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

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 ...

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.

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. ...

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. ...

Mid century Original Tyrolean armchairs in chestnut wood, polished to wax Beautiful chair model with antique patina for your modern kitchen.

The wax medium, expertly modeled, demonstrates a sophisticated artistry popular in the 18th century, though these pieces could potentially be earlier, given the subject matter and st...

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. ...

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. ...

Executed in finely modeled wax with subtle polychromy, this sculpture is inspired by the celebrated “Wax Head” (also known as the Wicar Head) preserved in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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.

Every detail would have been individually carved into the wax model before casting, a painstaking process that reflects the remarkable skill of Ethiopian metalworkers.

Nice and pleasant porcelain sculpture representing two fishes swimming together; with the extension of the caudal fin of the fish in the foreground has been obtained a solid base tha...

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.

The piece features four doors—two on the left and two on the right—organized around a striking central figure carved from a wax model by Lotte Pritzel. The cabinet’s façade, execut...

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. ...

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. ...

A typical patina is dark brown to black, with golden highlights, resulting in a nicely worn effect on some of the models found today. Lenordez exhibited at the Salon in 1855 where he...

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

He made his debut with several wax models, of a thoroughbred horse and several dogs, in the Salon of 1831.

He began exhibiting at the Salon in 1831 showing wax models of the English thoroughbred ‘Farmer’ and a study of Two Bulldogs fighting over a Hare.

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

Executed using the lost-wax method, the details in the subject are captured directly from the wax model from which the bronze was cast by Susse.

Dubucand made his debut at the 1867 Salon with a wax model of a dead pheasant, a rather inauspicious start when considering the higher quality sculptures he would submit later in his...

Lost-wax casting is a laborious process where a wax model is destroyed to create the final bronze piece, ensuring that every detail is captured with lifelike precision.

Crafted through a meticulous process involving wax modeling, metal casting, shell cutting, and surface finishing, this sculpture is ideal as a striking accent on a coffee table, entr...

Literature: BARYE, Catalogue raisonné des sculptures, Polleti & Richarme, Gallimard, 2000, p. 201 Condition: Very fine original condition, rubbing wear to the patina in a few areas...

The decorative elements, such as the Hoopoe, were individually wax modelled, making each piece entirely unique, as no molds were used.

Coloured wax anatomic model depicting an human organ: Thyroid mounted on black painted wooden base.

The word "thread" reminds us that the twisted and straight cords were, in the original wax model of the pendant really extruded wax threads, turned into metal by the lost wax (cire p...

BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR" to base cast circa 1890-1910 Item # 109LWK22S This was the last piece Mêne exhibited as a wax model presented at Salon in 1879; it was registered as no. 5224 ...

The loose surface work is highly original with a frenetic stylus that has been cast with perfect fidelity to the underlying wax - captured in the surface are Ostermiller's fingerprin...

The was model is then steamed out of the mould, hence the term ‘lost wax’.

The was model is then steamed out of the mould, hence the term ‘lost wax’.

MÊNE" atelier Mêne-Cain, cast circa 1880-1910 Item # 405XCG11Q This was the last piece Mêne exhibited as a wax model presented at Salon in 1879; it was registered as no. 5224 and ...

Then from a drawing or a small wax model a life-size copy was reproduced in his workroom.

He made a quiet living providing decorative sculpture for the structures that lined Paris's new boulevards and providing wax models for jewelry. He married Irma Vuillier, a partnersh...

The work was first presented as a wax model at the Exposition Universelle of 1855, then again at Salon in 1872 as a bronze model.

The Mantuan sculptor Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi, called "L'Antico", made a careful wax model of it, which he cast in bronze, finely finished and partly gilded, to figure in the Gonz...

He supervised throwers and molders, advised on new ground colors, created wax models for gilt bronze mounts, and developed many of the factory's most recognizable porcelain forms.

Correspondence preserved in the Puiforcat archives reveals the extensive negotiation between the firm's designers and the Grand Duke's chamberlain over these cultural elements, with ...

Giambologna then revised the scheme, this time with a third figure, in two wax models now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

Hambresin” and further inscribed “Cie des Bronzes, cire perdue, Bruxelles,” documenting its casting by the Compagnie des Bronzes in Brussels using the traditional lost-wax, or cire p...

Eschewing a smooth finish, the sculptor instead stippled and modeled the metal to capture the thick, harsh, and wiry coat characteristic of the breed, with every tool mark preserved ...

Manufacturer: Argenteria d’Arte Guerrini Country of Origin: Italy Period: Circa 1990s Materials: Lost-wax cast bronze, 925 silver plating, 24-karat gold plating, light-colored backin...

The inability to preserve corpses properly saw many students of the human body turning to wax anatomical models that eerily mirrored organs, bones, and other sundry viscera.

Table lamp featuring a bronze stem cast using the lost wax technique, modeled on an actual rose plant.

Its presentation recalls the anatomical wax figures and Anatomical Venus models that captivated 18th- and 19th-century audiences, lending it an atmosphere equally suited to a Cabinet...

The materials used: oil, alkyd, modeling paste, wax on muslin and wood. The artist has confirmed that his piece was exhibited and sold through Anders Tornberg Gallery in Lund, Swed...

Art Deco bronze sculpture standing nude with drape by the French artist Georges Gori with foundry mark Susse Frères, lost wax technique, cire perdue. The Model. The bronze has a lov...

This type of figurative glasswork echoes the tradition of Baroque and Rococo Venetian sculpture, including the elaborately modelled wax and terracotta figures produced in the same pe...