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Calligraphic Sculpted Blackened/Antique/Polished 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 Polished and Black Painted Brass Chairs by Misaya
By Misaya
Located in Geneve, CH
wax model is melted away.
To iron out any unevenness from the contraction of the cooling metal, each
Category
2010s Thai Post-Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Calligraphic Sculpted Side Table in Black-Painted Brass by Misaya
By Misaya
Located in Geneve, CH
prototype moulds were then filled with molten brass and left to cool before the surrounding wax model is
Category
2010s Thai Post-Modern Gueridon
Materials
Brass
Pair of Calligraphic Sculpted Brass Side Tables by Misaya
By Misaya
Located in Geneve, CH
surrounding wax model is melted away.
To iron out any unevenness from the contraction of the cooling metal
Category
2010s Thai Post-Modern Gueridon
Materials
Brass
Calligraphic Sculpted Brass Bench with Muted Brownish-Gray Upholstery by Misaya
By Misaya
Located in Geneve, CH
surrounding wax model is melted away.
To iron out any unevenness from the contraction of the cooling metal
Category
2010s Thai Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Brass
Berlin Deko Four Door Sideboard with Central Lotte Pritzel Figure
By Fritz August Breuhaus de Groot 1
Located in Petershagen, DE
striking central figure carved from a wax model by Lotte Pritzel.
The cabinet’s façade, executed in
Category
Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Credenzas
Materials
Walnut
Art Deco French Sculpture of Two Fish in Craquelé Porcelain
Located in Prato, Tuscany
sculpture was obtained using the very old technique of "lost wax" which consists in creating a wax model and
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Calligraphic Sculpted Console Table in Black Painted Brass 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 Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century French Patinated Bronze Horse Sculpture After Pierre Lenordez
By Pierre Lenordez
Located in Dallas, TX
models found today. Lenordez exhibited at the Salon in 1855 where he exhibited a wax model of a stallion
Category
Mid-20th Century French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Black Brass Sculpted Chair with Black-and-White Pattern Upholstery by Misaya
By Misaya
Located in Geneve, CH
molten brass and left to cool before the surrounding wax model is melted away.
To iron out any
Category
2010s Thai Post-Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Elephant Candlestick in Bronze Verdigris
By Heinrich Filter Bronze Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
elements were individually wax modelled, making each piece entirely unique, as no molds were used. Each
Category
2010s South African Rustic Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
Elephant on Iron Pedestal, Lost Wax Casting Parcel-Gilt Patina Bronze Sculpture
By Pablo Simunovic
Located in Firenze, IT
figurative sculpture inspired from imagination of the artist who has modeled the inert wax cast of the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Brutalist Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
After Christophe Fratin (Signed), Grooming 12 Point Stag in Patinated Bronze
By Christophe Fratin
Located in Morristown, NJ
, modeled with head turned to towards hind, inscribed "FRATIN", and mounted to a red marble plinth. The stag
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bronze Buffalo Candelabra
By Heinrich Filter Bronze Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
one-off edition. Many of the smaller, intricate details are individually wax-modelled by hand
Category
2010s South African Expressionist Candelabras
Materials
Bronze
Finely Cast French Art Deco Bronze Sculpture “Playtime” by Marcel Bouraine
By Marcel-André Bouraine
Located in Shippensburg, PA
details in the subject are captured directly from the wax model from which the bronze was cast by Susse
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture “Tiger Surprising an Antelope” by Antoine-Louis Barye
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Shippensburg, PA
rim to the base; surface carefully cleaned and sealed in conservator's wax; model would have had a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Penshell and Silvered Bronze Turtle Sculpture
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
meticulous process involving wax modeling, metal casting, shell cutting, and surface finishing, this
Category
Vintage 1970s French Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Hoopoe Candlestick in cast bronze featuring an African bird
By Heinrich Filter Bronze Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
individually wax modelled, making each piece entirely unique, as no molds were used.
Height excluding candles
Category
2010s South African Rustic Candelabras
Materials
Bronze
Anatomical model: a thyroid, Germany end of 18th century.
Located in Milan, IT
Coloured wax anatomic model depicting an human organ: Thyroid mounted on black painted wooden base
Category
Antique Late 18th Century German Scientific Instruments
Materials
Wood
Bronze Animal Sculpture of a Bull, Model by Pablo Picasso .
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
century, lost wax casting, modern work, model by Picasso.
Dimensions: h: 13.5cm, w: 23cm, d: 5.5cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Supernatural Being, Pre-Columbian Gold Pendant, Costa Rica, circa 800 to 1500 AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
twisted and straight cords were, in the original wax model of the pendant really extruded wax threads
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Figurative Sc...
Materials
Gold
French Bronze Sculpture "Valet de Limier" by Pierre Jules Mene
Barbedienne
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Shippensburg, PA
the last piece Mêne exhibited as a wax model presented at Salon in 1879; it was registered as no. 5224
Category
Antique 19th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
American Western Bronze Sculpture “Après la Danse" (1999), Dan Ostermiller
By Dan Ostermiller
Located in Shippensburg, PA
reworked the wax model from which this was cast. This particular model is a very rare find on the open
Category
20th Century American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Fine and Rare “Valet de Limier” Antique Bronze Sculpture by Pierre Jules Mene
By Pierre Jules Mêne
Located in Shippensburg, PA
-1910
Item # 405XCG11Q
This was the last piece Mêne exhibited as a wax model presented at Salon in
Category
20th Century French Romantic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Rowland Ward Signed English Taxidermy Horse Hoof Match Holder
By Rowland Ward
Located in Forney, TX
a small wax model a life-size copy was reproduced in his workroom. Later he designed a "special
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Taxidermy
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Bronze Entitled
La Verité Meconnue
by Aime-Jules Dalou
By Aimé-Jules Dalou
Located in London, GB
decorative sculpture for the structures that lined Paris's new boulevards and providing wax models for
Category
Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Antique Bronze Sculpture “Dogs Chasing Rabbit” by Pierre Jules Mene
By Pierre Jules Mêne
Located in Shippensburg, PA
, the intricate modeling of textures in the underlying wax is faithfully cast through to the bronze with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ferdinando Vichi Lifesize Marble Figure "Apollo Belvedere"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"L'Antico", made a careful wax model of it, which he cast in bronze, finely finished and partly gilded, to
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Greco Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
$92,850 Sale Price
30% Off
French 19th Century Patinated Bronze Group "The Abduction of the Sabine Women"
By Pierre Loison 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
revised the scheme, this time with a third figure, in two wax models now in the Victoria and Albert Museum
Category
Antique 19th Century French Mannerist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$44,850 Sale Price / set
64% Off
Pair of Murano Lattimo Gold Venetian Figurines 18th-Century Style made in Italy
By Formia Murano
Located in Venezia, IT
tradition of Baroque and Rococo Venetian sculpture, including the elaborately modelled wax and terracotta
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Untitled Bust Man With Closed Eyes 1979
By William Ludwig
Located in Sarasota, FL
uses some life casts in his work. He models directly in wax and uses the lost-wax method of casting
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Busts
Materials
Coral, Bronze
Jonathan Seliger, "Editorial" - The Anatomy of Hate, 1994, mixed media
By Jonathan Seliger
Located in Stockholm, SE
used: oil, alkyd, modeling paste, wax on muslin and wood.
The artist has confirmed that his piece was
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
Surrealist Bronze Sculpture of a Woman and Alligator on Skates
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
. Executed in the lost-wax technique, the figures are modeled with deliberately rough, textured surfaces
Category
20th Century European Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
French Antique Bronze Sculpture "Tiger Devouring Gazelle" by Antoine-Louis Barye
By Antoine-Louis Barye, F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Shippensburg, PA
original and have been carefully cleaned and preserved under a clear conservator wax. The model is signed
Category
Antique 19th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian Photo Frame Silver Handmade , Harmony Turquoise
By Laura G Art with Heart
Located in Sarezzo, IT
Heart.
It is a wonderful lost wax bronze silver plated model hand chiselled by master craftsmen with a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Silver
Rare French Antique Bronze Sculpture “Mare and Foal” by Isidore Bonheur
By Isidore Jules Bonheur
Located in Shippensburg, PA
realism, but also the extraordinary skills of the foundry to turn the wax and clay initial models into
Category
Antique 19th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Williamsburg Reproductions, Stieff, Royal Leerdam Hurricane / Pewter Candlestick
By The Stieff Co. 1
Located in Doraville, GA
that date from about 1690. It would have been used to melt sealing wax. The model number is cw 47.
5
Category
Vintage 1970s American American Colonial Candlesticks
Materials
Pewter
French Art Deco Bronze Sculpture “Satyr with Deer” by Ary Bitter ca. 1930s
By Ary Bitter
Located in Shippensburg, PA
wax from which the model was cast can almost be felt in the surface, the signatures and markings fresh
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Figural Wall Lights after Thomire
By Pierre-Philippe Thomire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Compiègne: under the general supervision of Hauré, the wax and wooden model was carved by Martin, cast by
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
$29,950 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Bronze Sculpture of Children on Marble Base, After Auguste Moureau
By Auguste Moreau
Located in Madrid, ES
Lost wax bronze. Model of Auguste Moureau. marble base
Patinated bronze with two children
Category
20th Century European Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
In Stock in Los Angeles, Sawaya
Moroni Crypto Chair, Sido
François Thévenin
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
pieces of furniture are obtained through “lost wax bronze casting” from models individually made in wax
Category
20th Century Italian Organic Modern Chairs
Materials
Bronze
Boy and Girl, Bronze, Marble, After Auguste Moreau
Located in Madrid, ES
Lost wax bronze. Model of Auguste Moureau (1834-1917). marble base Patinated bronze with two
Category
20th Century European Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique 17th Century Dutch Brass Baluster Candlestick
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, and a hole for removing wax.
A rare model and a Fine example for any collection!
Measures
Category
Antique 17th Century Dutch Baroque Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
"Abundance" Lalique Crystal
By Lalique
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
eventually created crystal pieces. Early works used the familiar "lost wax" technique by which the model is
Category
Early 2000s French Glass
Materials
Crystal
$42,000
Pair of Rare Important Statues Signed Faberge 1912 Russian Kamer Kazak Bodyguard
By Fabergé
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
modelled them in wax.
The final works were both at Pavlovsk in 1925, when the figure of Pustynnikov was
Category
Vintage 1910s European Edwardian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
A Pair of Neoclassical Bronze Dore Candelabra Att. to Thomire
Located in Sheffield, MA
, the wax and wooden model was carved by Martin, cast by Forestier, and chased by Thomire, as Pierre
Category
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Vitra Miniature Johnson Wax Chair by Frank Lloyd Wright, 1939
By Frank Lloyd Wright, Vitra
Located in New York, NY
These items are only available in the United States.
The Johnson Wax Chair is characterized by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Cherry
Pascal Smelik, Drip Candlestick
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Silver Plated Pols Potten, Dutch Design
By Pascal Smelik
Located in Zeist, UT
wax in water he created the wax models that became the shape of these elegant aluminum brass plated
Category
2010s Indian Organic Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Aluminum, Silver Plate
Pascal Smelik, Drip Candleholder Silver Plated for Pols Potten, Dutch Design
By Pascal Smelik
Located in Zeist, UT
wax in water he created the wax models that became the shape of these elegant aluminum brass plated
Category
2010s Indian Organic Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Aluminum
Pascal Smelik, Drip Candleholder Brass Plated for Pols Potten, Dutch Design
By Pascal Smelik
Located in Zeist, UT
wax in water he created the wax models that became the shape of these elegant aluminum brass plated
Category
2010s Indian Organic Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Aluminum
Pascal Smelik, Drip Candlestick
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Gold Plated for Pols Potten, Back in Stock
By Pascal Smelik
Located in Zeist, UT
where Smelik applied liquid wax in water he created the wax models that became the shape of these
Category
2010s Indian Organic Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Aluminum, Gold Plate
Pascal Smelik, Drip Candlestick
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Brass Plated for Pols Potten, Dutch Design
By Pascal Smelik
Located in Zeist, UT
wax in water he created the wax models that became the shape of these elegant aluminum brass plated
Category
2010s Indian Organic Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Aluminum
Pascal Smelik, The Upside Down Stool, Casted Aluminum, 2009, Proof of Concept
By Pascal Smelik
Located in Zeist, UT
the wax from floating in the water. The wax model was casted with the stones in aluminum.
We
Category
2010s Dutch Organic Modern Stools
Materials
Stone, Aluminum
Pair of 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Sconces After André-Charles Boulle
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Pasadena, CA
exceeded 40,000 livres, included many old Masters, not to mention 48 drawings by Raphael, wax models by
Category
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
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
continuous ribbon that flows from the tapered legs through the sculptural wings and along the modeled, rising
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Bouclé, Walnut
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