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Bronze Sculpture of Dogs Hunting by Pierre-Jules Mene
Bronze Sculpture of Dogs Hunting by Pierre-Jules Mene

Bronze Sculpture of Dogs Hunting by Pierre-Jules Mene

By Pierre Jules Mêne

Located in Shippensburg, PA

this model thus far. The work was first presented as a wax model at the Exposition Universelle of 1855

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Lalique Crystal Vase, Art Deco, Signed, France
Lalique Crystal Vase, Art Deco, Signed, France

Lalique Crystal Vase, Art Deco, Signed, France

By Marc Lalique

Located in Paris, FR

commencing around 1883. Early works used the familiar "lost wax" technique by which the model is made in wax

Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vases

Materials

Crystal

Large 19th Century Dr. Auzoux Paper Mache Model of Brain
Large 19th Century Dr. Auzoux Paper Mache Model of Brain

Large 19th Century Dr. Auzoux Paper Mache Model of Brain

By Dr. Louis Auzoux

Located in Peekskill, NY

to the fast rate of decomposition, and also illegal. And the wax anatomical models available at the

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Industrial Scientific Instruments

Materials

Paper

'Damon' Candlestick
'Damon' Candlestick

'Damon' Candlestick

Located in London, GB

was poured in to a mould of compacted sand or clay that was formed around a wax model. The heat of the

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Central Asian Antiquities

Materials

Copper

Rare Antique Bronze Sculpture of “Adam” (1911) by Charles Samuel
Rare Antique Bronze Sculpture of “Adam” (1911) by Charles Samuel

Rare Antique Bronze Sculpture of “Adam” (1911) by Charles Samuel

By Charles Samuel

Located in Shippensburg, PA

freshness that feels like the original wax model is being manipated before your eyes. But despite the

Category

20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Rare Antique Bronze Sculpture of “Adam” (1911) by Charles Samuel
Rare Antique Bronze Sculpture of “Adam” (1911) by Charles Samuel

Rare Antique Bronze Sculpture of “Adam” (1911) by Charles Samuel

By Charles Samuel

Located in Shippensburg, PA

freshness that feels like the original wax model is being manipated before your eyes. But despite the

Category

20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique French Boulle Cut Brass Inlaid Inkstand c.1840
Antique French Boulle Cut Brass Inlaid Inkstand c.1840

Antique French Boulle Cut Brass Inlaid Inkstand c.1840

Located in London, GB

Liverpool.George Bullock was born in Birmingham, where his mother ran an exhibition of wax models in the late 1790s

Category

Antique 1840s French Inkwells

Antique Regency Mahogany Dining Table Eight Regency Chairs
Antique Regency Mahogany Dining Table Eight Regency Chairs

Antique Regency Mahogany Dining Table Eight Regency Chairs

Located in London, GB

, where his mother ran an exhibition of wax models in the late 1790s. His brother, William Bullock, opened

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Dining Room Sets

Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Standing Nude with Drape Georges Gori & Susse Frères
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Standing Nude with Drape Georges Gori & Susse Frères

Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Standing Nude with Drape Georges Gori & Susse Frères

By Georges Gori

Located in Antwerp, BE

mark Susse Frères, lost wax technique, cire perdue. The Model. The bronze has a lovely green patina

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Brutalist Wenge Large Sideboard, circa 1970, Belgium.
Brutalist Wenge Large Sideboard, circa 1970, Belgium.

Brutalist Wenge Large Sideboard, circa 1970, Belgium.

By De Coene Frères

Located in Brussels, BE

Nice Brutalist large sideboard, circa 1970, Belgium. Rare model with waxed wenge wood. Four front

Category

Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Wenge

Baccarat Crystal Important Chandelier, France, 1850s
Baccarat Crystal Important Chandelier, France, 1850s

Baccarat Crystal Important Chandelier, France, 1850s

By Baccarat

Located in Rome, IT

indicates the object as the 242° example of this model. Replacing the wax candles, the first processing

Category

Antique 1850s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Brass

French Modernism Bronze Sculpture “Roaring Jaguar” after Adolphe Geoffroy
French Modernism Bronze Sculpture “Roaring Jaguar” after Adolphe Geoffroy

French Modernism Bronze Sculpture “Roaring Jaguar” after Adolphe Geoffroy

By Adolphe-Louis-Victor Geoffroy, Susse Freres

Located in Shippensburg, PA

-wax casting of the model. An exquisite casting, Geoffroy does a marvelous job alluding to the power

Category

20th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Mid Century Ercol Elm Windsor Trolley Bookcase, 1960's
Mid Century Ercol Elm Windsor Trolley Bookcase, 1960's

Mid Century Ercol Elm Windsor Trolley Bookcase, 1960's

By Ercol

Located in Norwich, GB

wax polished. This model was only in production for around 12 years. Made in solid figured elm and

Category

Vintage 1960s English Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Beech, Elm

French Modernist Bronze Sculpture “Doe & Fawn” by Ary Bitter & Susse
French Modernist Bronze Sculpture “Doe & Fawn” by Ary Bitter & Susse

French Modernist Bronze Sculpture “Doe & Fawn” by Ary Bitter & Susse

By Ary Bitter, Susse Fondeur

Located in Shippensburg, PA

is sharp and raised like Bitter's stylus has only just shaped the surrounding waxes the model was

Category

20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Empire Ormolu Bronze and Cut Crystal Dolphin Centerpiece Thomire A. Paris
Empire Ormolu Bronze and Cut Crystal Dolphin Centerpiece Thomire A. Paris

Empire Ormolu Bronze and Cut Crystal Dolphin Centerpiece Thomire A. Paris

By Pierre-Philippe Thomire

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

of Hauré, the wax and wooden model was carved by Martin, cast by Forestier, and chased by Thomire, as

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Centerpieces

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Italian Modern Arts & Crafts Silver Flower Picture Frame, Harmony Turquoise
Italian Modern Arts & Crafts Silver Flower Picture Frame, Harmony Turquoise

Italian Modern Arts & Crafts Silver Flower Picture Frame, Harmony Turquoise

By Laura G Art with Heart

Located in Sarezzo, IT

Heart. It is a wonderful lost wax silver model hand chiselled by master craftsmen with a petit fleur

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Picture Frames

Materials

Silver

French Modernism Bronze Sculpture “Greyhound & Cat” by Ary Bitter & Susse
French Modernism Bronze Sculpture “Greyhound & Cat” by Ary Bitter & Susse

French Modernism Bronze Sculpture “Greyhound & Cat” by Ary Bitter & Susse

By Ary Bitter

Located in Shippensburg, PA

shaped the wax of the model it was cast from. The untouched original surface patina is brilliant with a

Category

20th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Painted Bronze Figures of the Kamer-Kazaks Pustynnikov and Kudinov Faberge, Pair
Painted Bronze Figures of the Kamer-Kazaks Pustynnikov and Kudinov Faberge, Pair

Painted Bronze Figures of the Kamer-Kazaks Pustynnikov and Kudinov Faberge, Pair

Located in Dublin, Ireland

modelled them in wax.  The final works were both at Pavlovsk in 1925, when the figure of Pustynnikov was

Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Static Movement, a Unique Teal and Grey Glass Sculpture by Monette Larsen
Static Movement, a Unique Teal and Grey Glass Sculpture by Monette Larsen

Static Movement, a Unique Teal and Grey Glass Sculpture by Monette Larsen

By Monette Larsen

Located in London, GB

Larsen. Each of Larsen's highly detailed sculptures are first modelled in wax, where she painstakingly

Category

2010s British Organic Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

Rare Pair of Gabriella Crespi "Struzzo" Lamps with Real Ostrich Egg Bodies
Rare Pair of Gabriella Crespi "Struzzo" Lamps with Real Ostrich Egg Bodies

Rare Pair of Gabriella Crespi "Struzzo" Lamps with Real Ostrich Egg Bodies

By Gabriella Crespi

Located in London, GB

, sometimes overnight, by a fine woodworker or metalsmith in Milan. She would sculpture models in wax, and

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Metal

Museum Quality Antique William Birch Adolf Loos Knieschwimmer Lounge Armchair
Museum Quality Antique William Birch Adolf Loos Knieschwimmer Lounge Armchair

Museum Quality Antique William Birch Adolf Loos Knieschwimmer Lounge Armchair

By William Birch

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

role of the designer, E. J. Punnett in this: ‘We made a number of his models in wax finish, natural

Category

Antique 1880s English Victorian Lounge Chairs

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Victorian William Birch Howard & Son's Style Walnut Framed Armchair
Antique Victorian William Birch Howard & Son's Style Walnut Framed Armchair

Antique Victorian William Birch Howard & Son's Style Walnut Framed Armchair

By Howard and Sons, William Birch

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

models in wax finish, natural English Walnut for Liberty’s’. The Punnett designs sold to Liberty date

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Early 19th c.Medical Teaching Device- Shadowboxed Wax Fetus Models c.1800-1850
Early 19th c.Medical Teaching Device- Shadowboxed Wax Fetus Models c.1800-1850

Early 19th c.Medical Teaching Device- Shadowboxed Wax Fetus Models c.1800-1850

Located in San Francisco, CA

ABOUT Two early 19th century British wax models of a fetuses with attached placenta. Used as a

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood, Velvet

Antique Teaching Aid Wax Anatomical Model Human Teeth
Antique Teaching Aid Wax Anatomical Model Human Teeth

Antique Teaching Aid Wax Anatomical Model Human Teeth

Located in Berghuelen, DE

antique handmade and highly detailed wax model about the human teeth in a showcase. the model shows

Category

Vintage 1930s German Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass, Wood, Wax

Vernbet French Art Nouveau Wax Sculpture
Vernbet French Art Nouveau Wax Sculpture

Vernbet French Art Nouveau Wax Sculpture

Located in New York, NY

leads us to believe that this very well could be a wax model for an Amalric Walter pate-de-verre design

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Sculptures

Materials

Wax

Wax Specimen Showcase Human Bite Development
Wax Specimen Showcase Human Bite Development

Wax Specimen Showcase Human Bite Development

Located in Berghuelen, DE

Antique handmade and highly detailed wax model about the human teeth in a showcase. The model shows

Category

Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Glass, Wood

African Coin Bracelet in Bronze - lost wax - Africa 19th
African Coin Bracelet in Bronze - lost wax - Africa 19th

African Coin Bracelet in Bronze - lost wax - Africa 19th

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

sculpture (such as silver, gold, bronze, copper, aluminum) from a wax model. This wax model will then be

Category

Antique Late 19th Century African Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Bronze

Gordon Martz Ceramic Tile Top Pedestal or Occasional Table
Gordon Martz Ceramic Tile Top Pedestal or Occasional Table

Gordon Martz Ceramic Tile Top Pedestal or Occasional Table

By Gordon Martz, Marshall Studios

Located in St. Louis, MO

ceramic tiles. Has weighted cast metal base underneath wood. Original wax models numbers underneath top

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

19th Century Life-Size Bronze Pheasant, by Alfred Dubucand
19th Century Life-Size Bronze Pheasant, by Alfred Dubucand

19th Century Life-Size Bronze Pheasant, by Alfred Dubucand

By Alfred Dubucand

Located in Brighton, Sussex

over the course of his career. Dubucand made his debut at the 1867 Salon with a wax model of a dead

Category

Antique 19th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

20th Century French Signed Gaston D'illiers Bronze Horse, 1920s
20th Century French Signed Gaston D'illiers Bronze Horse, 1920s

20th Century French Signed Gaston D'illiers Bronze Horse, 1920s

By Gaston D'illiers

Located in LEGNY, FR

, he discovered wax modeling and chose to make statuettes of horses: he had found his way. This horse

Category

Mid-20th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Wild Panther Sculpture
Bronze Wild Panther Sculpture

Bronze Wild Panther Sculpture

By Miguel Fernando Lopez 1

Located in Dallas, TX

sculpture was crafted using the "lost wax" method, in which a wax model is created and then encased in a

Category

Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Luka, a unique amber / orange glass art work and centrepiece by Paul Stopler
Luka, a unique amber / orange glass art work and centrepiece by Paul Stopler

Luka, a unique amber / orange glass art work and centrepiece by Paul Stopler

By Paul Stopler

Located in London, GB

" of glass, which are all created in the wax model from which this is cast. Using a complex series of

Category

2010s British Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

Somu, a unique steel blue glass art work and centrepiece by Paul Stopler
Somu, a unique steel blue glass art work and centrepiece by Paul Stopler

Somu, a unique steel blue glass art work and centrepiece by Paul Stopler

By Paul Stopler

Located in London, GB

" of glass, which are all created in the wax model from which this is cast. Using a complex series of

Category

2010s British Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

19th Century French Antique Bronze Sculpture of “Renard” by Alfred Dubucand
19th Century French Antique Bronze Sculpture of “Renard” by Alfred Dubucand

19th Century French Antique Bronze Sculpture of “Renard” by Alfred Dubucand

By Alfred Dubucand

Located in Shippensburg, PA

patination. In 1867 his wax model of “Dead Pheasant“ was exhibited for his debut at the Paris Salon. He

Category

Antique 19th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Glass Blue Butterfly Sculpture Lalique France, 1980
Glass Blue Butterfly Sculpture Lalique France, 1980

Glass Blue Butterfly Sculpture Lalique France, 1980

By Lalique

Located in Oirlo, LI

innovative experiments with glass. is formed around the model. Then the wax is melted and the molten glass

Category

20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Lalique Centerpiece Bowl "Champs Elysees"
Lalique Centerpiece Bowl "Champs Elysees"

Lalique Centerpiece Bowl "Champs Elysees"

By Lalique

Located in Norwood, NJ

" technique by which the model is made in wax while a mold is formed around the model. Then, the wax is melted

Category

Late 20th Century French Centerpieces

Materials

Crystal

Vintage French Lalique Champs-Elysee Leaf Form Centerpiece Crystal Bowl
Vintage French Lalique Champs-Elysee Leaf Form Centerpiece Crystal Bowl

Vintage French Lalique Champs-Elysee Leaf Form Centerpiece Crystal Bowl

By Lalique

Located in Dallas, TX

"lost wax" technique by which the model is made in wax while a mold is formed around the model. Then

Category

Late 20th Century French Crystal Serveware

Materials

Crystal

Vintage French Lalique Crystal Vase with Dove Motifs
Vintage French Lalique Crystal Vase with Dove Motifs

Vintage French Lalique Crystal Vase with Dove Motifs

By Lalique

Located in Dallas, TX

glass commencing around 1883. Early works used the familiar "lost wax" technique by which the model is

Category

Late 20th Century French Vases

Materials

Crystal

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

Calligraphic Sculpted Brass Chair by Misaya

By Misaya

Located in Geneve, CH

Hand-sculpted brass chair. Misaya emulates Chinese ink paintings through the process of lost-wax

Category

2010s Thai Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Brass

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

Calligraphic Sculpted Brass Bench by Misaya

By Misaya

Located in Geneve, CH

moulds were then filled with molten brass and left to cool before the surrounding wax model is melted

Category

2010s Thai Post-Modern Benches

Materials

Brass

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

Calligraphic Sculpted Brass Bench by Misaya

By Misaya

Located in Geneve, CH

Hand-sculpted brass bench. Misaya emulates Chinese ink paintings through the process of lost-wax

Category

2010s Thai Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Brass

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

moulds were then filled with molten brass and left to cool before the surrounding wax model is melted

Category

2010s Thai Post-Modern Gueridon

Materials

Brass

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

Calligraphic Sculpted Brass Chair by Misaya

By Misaya

Located in Geneve, CH

Hand-sculpted brass chair. Misaya emulates Chinese ink paintings through the process of lost-wax

Category

2010s Thai Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Brass

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

Calligraphic Sculpted Brass Bench by Misaya

By Misaya

Located in Geneve, CH

moulds were then filled with molten brass and left to cool before the surrounding wax model is melted

Category

2010s Thai Post-Modern Benches

Materials

Brass

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

moulds were then filled with molten brass and left to cool before the surrounding wax model is melted

Category

2010s Thai Post-Modern Gueridon

Materials

Brass

Pair of Sculpted Brass Chairs, Misaya
Pair of Sculpted Brass Chairs, Misaya

Pair of Sculpted Brass Chairs, Misaya

By Misaya

Located in Geneve, CH

moulds were then filled with molten brass and left to cool before the surrounding wax model is melted

Category

2010s Thai Post-Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Calligraphic Sculpted Brass Console by Misaya
Calligraphic Sculpted Brass Console by Misaya

Calligraphic Sculpted Brass Console by Misaya

By Misaya

Located in Geneve, CH

Hand-sculpted brass console. Misaya emulates Chinese ink paintings through the process of lost-wax

Category

2010s Thai Post-Modern Tables

Materials

Brass

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

moulds were then filled with molten brass and left to cool before the surrounding wax model is melted

Category

2010s Thai Post-Modern Gueridon

Materials

Brass

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

moulds were then filled with molten brass and left to cool before the surrounding wax model is melted

Category

2010s Thai Post-Modern Gueridon

Materials

Brass

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

moulds were then filled with molten brass and left to cool before the surrounding wax model is melted

Category

2010s Thai Post-Modern Gueridon

Materials

Brass

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

Calligraphic Sculpted Brass Bench by Misaya

By Misaya

Located in Geneve, CH

moulds were then filled with molten brass and left to cool before the surrounding wax model is melted

Category

2010s Thai Post-Modern Benches

Materials

Brass

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