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Art Nouveau Low Relief Sculpture in Walnut, Woman with Cigarette
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Refined low relief sculpture from the Art Nouveau period in walnut wood. A woman elegantly dressed
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Jean Derval, Low relief sculpture in ceramic, year 2004
By Jean Derval
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jean Derval, signed.
Low relief sculpture anthropomorphic and in glazed terracotta, suggesting a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Michael Schilkin, Bear, Cast-iron wall sculpture, 1960
Located in Paris, FR
Michael Schilkin
Bear
A cast-iron wall low relief sculpture of a walking bear.
Signed lower
Category
Vintage 1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Medusa Low Relief by Romanelli
By Raffaello Romanelli
Located in Milan, IT
An extraordinary work of art by Romanelli sculptors, this low relief is inspired by the celebrated
Category
2010s Italian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Plaster
Japanese Porcelain Vase with Relief Surface Makuzu Kozan
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
enamel paintings of magpie birds in flight and swaying autumn grasses. The low relief sculpturing depicts
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Madonna con Bambino Round Low Relief
By Raffaello Romanelli
Located in Milan, IT
This round low relief is a singular artwork crafted by sculptor Raffaello Romanelli in 1896 and
Category
2010s Italian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Other
Enrica Robecchi 30s Ceramic Low Relief Lenci's School
By Lenci
Located in bari, IT
Ceramic bas-relief depicting soccer players LENCI production signed Enrica Robecchi 1930s.
Enrica
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Futurist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1940-1950 Carved Stone Low Relief Signed by Joseph Rivière
By Joseph Rivière
Located in Paris, FR
1940-1950 carved stone low relief by Joseph Rivière (1912-1961), representing a nude young man
Category
Vintage 1940s French Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Wood Low-Relief Depicting a Werewolf and Saint George
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Exceptional polychrome wood low-relief depicting a werewolf and saint george after a woodcut by
Category
Antique 16th Century German Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
15th Century Burgundian Low-Relief Depicting Scenes of the Nativity
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
relief and depicts the different steps of the story of Jesus’ birth.
On the left, the donkey and ox
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier French Gothic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Important Polychrome Low-Relief Depicting Christ in the Mount of Olives
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
IMPORTANT POLYCHROME LOW-RELIEF DEPICTING CHRIST IN THE MOUNT OF OLIVES
ORIGIN: SOUTH GERMANY or
Category
Antique 16th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 30.71 in W 22.45 in D 3.15 in
Francisco Xavier de Viveiros Costa (1914/1997) Low relief , dated 1941, signed
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Francisco Xavier de Viveiros Costa (1914 / 1997)
Low relief in plaster depicting an African scene
Category
Vintage 1940s Portuguese Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
H 63.59 in W 84.85 in D 6.7 in
Rare Antique Neoclassical Carved Wood Bas Low Relief Homer Harry Bates Plaque
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare antique carved wood reproduction of a clay relief sculpture by Harry Bates, depicting the
Category
Early 20th Century European Neoclassical Mounted Objects
Materials
Hardwood
H 7.5 in W 18.5 in D 1 in
Chinese Zhejiang Vintage Low-Relief Wall Plaque Depicting a Celestial Guardian
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese vintage camphor wood low-relief wall plaque from Zhejiang depicting a celestial guardian
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 33 in W 17.5 in D 1.25 in
Black Marble / Gilt Bronze Single Library Table Lamp By Barbedienne Foundry
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Tarry Town, NY
base. The body is moulded in the round shape with low relief sculpture in a classical style. The lamp
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 46 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in
3 Folk Art Carved Mahogany Low Relief Fishermen Farmer Sailboat Wall Plaques
Located in Dayton, OH
Set of three vintage folk art style carved wooden relief wall hangings, showing a fisher man with a
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Mahogany
H 23.75 in W 9 in D 1.125 in
Pair of red marble and gilt bronze table candelabra by Barbedienne
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in London, GB
candelabrum. This vase body is moulded in the round with low relief sculpture in a classical style. The top of
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Candelabras
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
"Placing the Sandal, " Bas Relief Masterpiece with Nudes by Levillain
By Ferdinand Levillain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
relief at the turn of the last century. Levillain was famous for his low reliefs in medallic work and
Category
Antique 1890s French Beaux Arts Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Louis XVI style mantel in yellow Sienna marble
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
lintel is adorned with a rich and delicate low relief sculpture: in the centre, a head of Apollo with
Category
Antique 19th Century European Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Marble, Siena Marble
Cercle of Jacopo della Pila - Marble relief depicting a winged Cherub
Located in Bruxelles, BE
with a carved frame. The relief ascends gradually, transitioning from the low relief of the wings to
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
H 15.75 in W 22.45 in D 4.73 in
Monumental Japanese Bas Relief Carving on Natural Wood Slab
Located in Vero Beach, FL
craftsmanship in a low relief surface. Ornamental designs of landscapes and foliage are characteristics of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Antique Chinese Serpentine Relief Carved Dragon Covered Vase ROC c.1920s
Located in Richmond, CA
and carved low relief crashing waves border above the raised footing
The serpentine material is fine
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Serpentine
"Aphrodite, " Masterful Marble Bas Relief Rondel by Flanagan, Sculptor for Mint
By John Flanagan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Created by one of the great masters of bas relief sculpture in America, John Flanagan, this profile
Category
Vintage 1930s American Beaux Arts Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Flemish Alabaster Sculpture Group of Three Lions Playing
Located in Kittery Point, ME
England, Spain, and France, to the Low Countries, Germany, and Poland, alabaster was a popular material in
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Mid 20th Century Oriental Carved Gilt-Wood Wall Sculpture Rooster Chickens
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A very detailed Chinese style bas-relief / low relief representing a rooster, chickens and peony
Category
Vintage 1960s Chinese Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood
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H 16.93 in W 12.21 in D 2.37 in
French Antique Bronze Sculpture of Dog with Rabbit by Pierre Jules Mêne
By Pierre Jules Mêne
Located in Shippensburg, PA
relatively rare cast and even those few casts are posthumous, which is likely due to its low production
Category
Antique 19th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 7.88 in W 9.63 in D 5.25 in
"Carpe Diem, " Jugendstil Sculpture w/ Clock, Nude Adam & Eve Theme, 34 inches
By R. Schmotz-Metzner 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
the day," and the front face of the sculpture also features a low-relief panel of roses, reflecting a
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Arts and Crafts Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
H 34 in W 17.5 in D 9 in
Red Sea by Delia Ruiz Malo & 40 Plumas Art Glass Fish Sculpture
By Delia Ruiz Malo and 40 plumas
Located in Barcelona, ES
graphic lines in low relief.
About 40Plumas
“40plumas” was born as an art studio where Bianca
Category
2010s Spanish Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Kneeling Woman by Guy Charles Revol '1912-1991'
By Guy Charles Revol, Foundry Valsuani
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Exposition Internationale in Paris in 1937. A low relief for the French Pavilion at the San Francisco
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 13.5 in W 7 in D 5.5 in
Bas relief unicorn sculpture, 1960s.
Located in Lisboa, PT
Sculpture in low relief representing a "Young woman with a unicorn", carved wood, signed on the
Category
Vintage 1960s French Space Age Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
1970s Hammered Copper Wall Art Panel Sculpture of a Dancing Warrior
By Kalumba Tshung Manu Gabriel
Located in Antwerp, BE
-2019), worked in Congo between 1960s-1985s.This low-relief depicting dancing African warrior and is
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Hand Carved Wood Rajasthani Female Musicians Wall Sculptures from India Set of 2
Located in North Hollywood, CA
very dense wood with high and low relief detail.
Handmade traditional Rajasthani figures of female
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Folk Art Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 13 in W 7 in D 1.75 in
Antique Carved Stone Temple Sculpture of a Woman from, China, Late Qing, c 1900
Located in Yonkers, NY
standing on a square base, delicately carved in low-relief. This tall (49”) carved Chinese stone temple
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
H 49 in W 9 in D 9 in
Large Japanese Ceramic Vase by Makuzu Kozan Meiji Period
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
. The surface is decorated using a combination of techniques of low relief sculpturing and underglaze
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
2 Vintage Regency Bronze Low Relief Acanthus Candle Stands Holders Pedestals 26"
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair bronze candle stands or sculpture pedestals. Features foliate and acanthus low relief details
Category
Late 20th Century Regency Candle Stands
Materials
Bronze
H 26.5 in W 12 in D 12 in
Napoleon III & Eugénie, Pair of Bronze Medallions, XIXth Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Pair of large oval medallions with the profiles of Napoleon III and Eugenie
Brown patina, low
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Urbano Zaccagnini Ceramic 'Tribal' Mask Bowl
By Urbano Zaccagnini
Located in Sharon, CT
A low intaglio relief of a tribal mask, white crackle glaze on brown fired clay. Remnants of
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 4 Antique French Carved Oak Medallion Busts, Circa 1890
Located in Dallas, TX
cornice followed by a thicker outer molding. The noblemen have been carved in low relief with various
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
"Bouquet" Memory Jug by Michael Thompson
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Thames River at low tide in a practice known as “mudlarking.”
Sprays of porcelain flowers, china
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
"Iridescence" Memory Jug by Michael Thompson
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Thames River at low tide in a practice known as “mudlarking.”
Pottery shards, seaglass and stones
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
"China Cabinet" Memory Jug by Michael Thompson
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Thames River at low tide in a practice known as “mudlarking.”
Porcelain figures, stones, and objets
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
"Pompeii" Memory Jug by Michael Thompson
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Thames River at low tide in a practice known as “mudlarking.”
Colorful porcelain miniatures of people
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Ming Period Fahua Pottery Chinese Table Screen Scholar Eight immortals Shoulou
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A chinese porcelain table screen from the Ming period, 16/17th century. Decorated in High Relief
Category
Antique 16th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Art Nouveau Period Silvered Bronze Shield by Argenteria Broggi
By Fratelli Broggi, Milano
Located in London, GB
a satyr amidst low-relief flora. The figures are deeply cast and superbly finished, evincing great
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Mounted Objects
Materials
Bronze, Silver
H 27.56 in W 35.44 in D 7.09 in
"Caress of Water" Memory Jug by Michael Thompson
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Thames River at low tide in a practice known as “mudlarking.”
Fragments of blue-and-white porcelain
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
"Beach-Combed Mochaware" Memory Jug by Michael Thompson
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Thames River at low tide in a practice known as “mudlarking.”
Porcelain miniatures, export china, and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Copeland FL Miller Princess of Wales Parian Bust, 1863
By Copeland
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
molded in low relief with the royal insignia. With a natural white parian finish the bust has impressed
Category
Antique 1860s English Aesthetic Movement Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Rare and important painted bronze Crucifix after a model by Michelangelo
By Michelangelo Buonarroti
Located in Leesburg, VA
a rather crudely conceived Crucifixion panel, flanked by two mourners in low-relief and integrally
Category
Antique 16th Century Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 26.25 in W 11.25 in D 4 in
Large Antique Nef Model in Repoussé Silvered Metal
Located in London, GB
cannons, all made of silvered metal. The silvered metal is decorated throughout with low relief scenes and
Category
Antique 19th Century European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Silver
Bronze Age Cypriot Plank Idol
Located in London, GB
Cypriot Plank Idol
Early Bronze Age III - Middle Bronze Age I, c. 2100 - 1850 BC.
Low fired
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Cypriot Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Carving Panel Horus God Falcon Ancient Egyptian 19th Century, Wood
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
carved classical composition in low relief
- Depicting Horus, one of the earliest and most important
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Egyptian Revival Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Important 14th Century Polychrome Limestone Virgin from Lorraine
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
right leg.
She wears a floret crown securing a short thin veil carved in very low relief. From it
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier French Gothic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
K-3 Karajishi Ceramic Puzzle Gold Plated
By Rometti Ceramics 1, K-3
Located in Cadorago, CO
with its seductive vase design. Crafted from clay and coated with gold, it features a low relief
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Gold Plate
Chinese Jade Stone Ritual Blade
Located in Chicago, IL
is decorated with vertical fluting and the other with abstract carvings in low relief. The blade has
Category
20th Century Chinese Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone, Steel
A Fine White Jade Ink Cake Stand. Qing Dynasty, 19TH C
Located in London, GB
a rectangular upper surface hand carved in low relief with a seven monkeys in different poses and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
Pichwai by Vikram Goyal
Located in Noida, DL
, carved into the brass using the repoussé–low-relief designs hammered into malleable metal sheets–and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Folk Art Hand Carved Forest Animals Welcome Plaque
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1273 Hand carved low relief welcome wood wall plaque depicting forest animals.
Signed on verso
Category
Vintage 1970s Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Softwood
Pair of Vintage Painted Cartouche Panels with Oval Mirrors from Florence, Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
acanthus husks, floral swags, and volute scrolls and topped by a low relief carving of a wicker basket
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Paint
H 30.375 in W 18.5 in D 2.75 in
Rare Antique Chinese Qing Guangxu Imperial Style Red Ink Stick With Box 19c
Located in Richmond, CA
of a roof tiled double door entrance way, with two fierce guardian dieties carved in detailed low
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Vintage Indian Jharokha Figural Elephant Wall Hanging Shelf Prayer Altar Window
Located in Dayton, OH
a very dense wood with high and low relief detail. Features figures, elephants, musicians, Ganesh
Category
20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
H 39.5 in W 30.25 in D 8 in
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A low bas-relief sculpture refers to a carving that is crafted in such a manner that the artwork is barely protruding from the background piece. On 1stDibs, find a collection of low bas-relief pieces from some of the world’s top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022In sculptures, relief work is a term for details on a work of art. It describes three-dimensional forms that extend from a flat surface. A piece shows off low or high relief depending on how far the three-dimensional elements protrude. Shop a selection of relief sculptures on 1stDibs.
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- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021The three types of relief sculptures are low relief (the motifs are very slightly raised above the surface), high relief (the sculpture protrudes at least half of its own height from the surface) and sunken relief (the sculpture is actually below the surrounding surface).
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