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Technique: Burnished
Sculpture Black Clay and Wood Legs, Hand carved Rosewood and Burnished clay
Located in London, GB
A set of vessels made in barro negro bruñido (burnished Black clay) from Oaxaca, with legs carved in rose wood from a master carpenter in Tlaquepaque, J...
Category

2010s Mexican Burnished Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Rosewood

Tony Rosenthal "Thunderclap" Wall Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Tony Rosenthal "Thunderclap" Wall Sculpture Sculpture by Rosenthal, torch-cut and burnished aluminum. Etched signature lower right corner Rosenthal 61 And on back "THUNDERCLAP" 61 Ca...
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Burnished Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

Modern Steel and Aluminum Sculptural Bookends
Located in Treadwell, NY
The Mountains: modern steel and aluminum sculptural bookends by Erik Johnson of APD. Solid steel plates and burnished aluminum are combined to form...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Burnished Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Pair of 19th cent. Diana & Apollo Bronze Busts on Rouge Marble Mounts
Located in Greenwich, CT
Pair of marble and bronze Neo Classical Grand Tour decorative sculptures, w Bronze busts of Diane and Apollo , standing on Red Marble columns & bases w. gilt Bronze mounts. Both sig...
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Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Burnished Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Art Deco Neapolitan 'Scugnizzo' Bust by De Martino, Gilt and Burnished Bronze
By Neapolitan Craftsman
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Neapolitan "Scugnizzo" bust, Street boy, in gilt and burnished bronze, circa 1920 by Giovanni De Martino . Sculpture in gilded bronze and dark patina on a square base in light gray marble. The realistic trait typical of the author is striking. Signature of the artist De Martino on the back Giovanni De Martino (Naples, 13 January 1870 - Naples, 3 March 1935) was an Italian sculptor active in Paris. Important Bronze sculpture depicting a boy's head in Naples called "Scugnizzo" Excellent quality and sublime workmanship, note the delicacy and expressiveness. The sculpture is signed DE MARTINO on the back. GIOVANNI DE MARTINO (Naples 1870-1935) very important sculptor known for the production of sculptures of small bronze busts, in particular street urchins, fishermen, common people, with realistic features. Excellent quality, as seen in the detail photos. Excellent workmanship. A truly beautiful sculpture! BIOGRAPHY OF THE ARTIST Giovanni de Martino (1870-1935) trained in Naples at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples. He moved to Paris where he performed small sculptural groups and frequently exhibited at the "Paris Salon", winning the Louvre Museum prize for the bronze work Le Pêcheur de criquets (The Locust Fisherman). Returning to Naples, he returned to a socialist realism and on dedication to the production of sculptures depicting characteristic Neapolitan types, in rascal species, "scugnizzi", children and young fishermen. The dominant theme of his production is childhood: in particular he represents in his works pensive, sad, skinny children, on whose faces the signs of abandonment and suffering emerge (for this reason De Martino becomes known with the nickname of "The sculptor of children...
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Burnished Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Hand Hammered Brass Smiley Face Sculpture
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A super cool and distinctive 1980s postmodern smiley face sculpture, expertly handcrafted from hammered brass sheets brazed together to form a seamless, playful expression. This one-...
Category

1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Burnished Sculptures

Materials

Brass

19th Century Bronze pair of candlesticks with bears of Christophe Fratin
Located in Paris, FR
Here is a stunning pair of finely chiseled, bronze candlesticks from the mid-19th century. These bronze candelabras, with a body resembling a tree trunk adorned with oak leaves and a...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Burnished Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Cali" Woven Panel by Christopher Broyles
By Christopher Broyles
Located in New York, NY
Unique woven panel by Panama-based American artist Christopher Broyles, b. 1979. Broyles’s process is intensive and fastidious and his work is evocative o...
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2010s Panamanian Minimalist Burnished Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Wild Clay Colour from Stones Sculpture Silo, Burnished Clay from the Mountains
Located in London, GB
Silo is a sculpture that bases its beauty on the material in which it is made. Made of wild clay from the Mixteca mountains, this clay is cleaned in filters...
Category

2010s Mexican Burnished Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Wood

Dog Heads Sculpture, Unique Piece
Located in London, GB
Donuts. This collection of clay pieces is a collection of unique pieces made for La muerte tiene permiso* with design by Omar Ortiz Franco and production with Elena Felipe and Agr...
Category

2010s Mexican Burnished Sculptures

Materials

Clay

20th century Italian sterling silver miniature from the "History of Fashion"
Located in VALENZA, IT
20th-century Sterling Silver miniature belonging to the collection "The History of Fashion" of a 16th-century women's costume that belonged to Eleonora Gonzaga. Eleonora Gonzaga (Ma...
Category

1990s Italian Renaissance Burnished Sculptures

Materials

Sterling Silver

Dog Heads Cone Sculpture, Unique Piece
Located in London, GB
Donuts. This collection of clay pieces is a collection of unique pieces made for La muerte tiene permiso* with design by Omar Ortiz Franco and production with Elena Felipe and Agr...
Category

2010s Mexican Burnished Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Dog Heads Sculpture, Unique Piece Flower Vase
Located in London, GB
Donuts. This collection of clay pieces is a collection of unique pieces made for La muerte tiene permiso* with design by Omar Ortiz Franco and production with Elena Felipe and Agr...
Category

2010s Mexican Burnished Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Wild Natural Clay Sculpture Silo, Burnished Clay from the Mixteca Mountains
Located in London, GB
Silo is a sculpture that bases its beauty on the material in which it is made. Made of wild clay from the Mixteca mountains, this clay is cleaned in filters...
Category

2010s Mexican Art Deco Burnished Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Wood

Black Clay Sculpture Silo, Oxygen Reduction and Polished Clay, Abstract Art
Located in London, GB
Silo is a sculpture that bases its beauty on the material in which it is made. Made of wild clay from the Mixteca mountains, this clay is cleaned in filters...
Category

2010s Mexican Burnished Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Wood

Mid-Century Modern Italian Burnished Iron Palm Tree Sculpture, 1970s
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian burnished iron palm tree sculpture.
Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Burnished Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Contemporary handcrafted Totem, Les témoins d'agentivités by Cedric Breisacher
Located in 1204, CH
DOT collection uses furniture archetype as sculpture base, it's quite a process of sculpture that falls into place. From a geometrical assembly to an organique object, the human body...
Category

2010s French Burnished Sculptures

Materials

Oak

Original Fratin Bronze Pair of Satyrs Candelholder 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of bronze candlesticks with their original dark brown patina by Christophe Fratin (1801-1864), an antique cast signed "fratin" in cursive, dating from around 1850. These candles...
Category

Mid-19th Century French Romantic Antique Burnished Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pocket-Landscape "Colline" Landscape Sculpture in Black Iron by Aldo Cibic
Located in Como, IT
"Colline" is a table or sculpture, part of the "Pocket-Landscape" collection designed by Aldo Cibic: a scenery with two hills and a tree. “I have always been attracted to nature tha...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Burnished Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Burned Wood Norma Paravent Age-Old Technique ‘Shou Sugi Ban' by Tim Vranken
Located in 1204, CH
The Norma Table is obtained through extensive research into the properties of Yellow Pine. The table top consists of three pieces. The wood grain of every piece is directed towards t...
Category

2010s Belgian Burnished Sculptures

Materials

Pine

Bristlecone Pine Sculpture by David Spiesman, 2000
Located in Nashville, TN
Bristlecone Pine Sculpture by David Spiesman in 2000- signed. Wood for this sculpture was harvested with permission from a forest that dies in 1933. Sculpture is held together artful...
Category

Early 2000s American Arts and Crafts Burnished Sculptures

Materials

Pine

LateB Metal Contemporary Sculptural Marble Bookcase Made in Italy by LapiegaWD
Located in Verona, IT
Two arches enclose and enhance stacks of books gently suspended from a light and resistant structure. Designed by Enrico Girotti LateB is a sculptural bookcase available in a paint...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Burnished Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Doughnuts Sculpture. Unique Piece
Located in London, GB
Donuts. This collection of clay pieces is a collection of unique pieces made for La muerte tiene permiso* with design by Omar Ortiz Franco and production with Elena Felipe and Agr...
Category

2010s Mexican Burnished Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Pocket-Landscape "Boschetto" Landscape Sculpture in Black Iron by Aldo Cibic
Located in Como, IT
Boschetto is a sculpture, part of the "Pocket-Landscape" collection designed by Aldo Cibic: a circular garden that welcomes and connects five plants of different species creating a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Burnished Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Bistable Aureo Contemporary Brass Side Table Made in Italy by LapiegaWD
Located in Verona, IT
Bistable, A single continuous wire drawing geometries, where the rigor of the lines plays with circular shapes that embrace the the two floors at different heights intersecting in a ...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Burnished Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Pocket-Landscape "Anfiteatro" Landscape Sculpture in Black Iron by Aldo Cibic
Located in Como, IT
"Anfiteatro" is a table / sculpture, part of the "Pocket-Landscape" collection designed by Aldo Cibic: a square where three trees shade a bas-relief amphitheater. “I have always been attracted to nature that displays its strength in unexpected settings. For example, when roadside tarmac cracks and rises up to let blades of grass grow through, or when there are weeds along the edges of the paving...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Burnished Sculptures

Materials

Iron

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