Marble
Marble sculpture is popular because of its many benefits, including:
- Workability: softer than other stones when first quarried, making it easier to form the basic shape of a sculpture.
- Intricate detailing: fine grain allows for very detailed work.
- Durability: one of the most durable natural stones, making it resistant to breaking, cracking, and fading.
- Smooth surface: can be polished to create a smooth, glossy surface that allows light to pass through.
- Translucent surface: that artists have favored for millennia.
- Ease of carving
- Protective coating: White marble has a natural protective coating that helps preserve its luster over time.
Marble has been used extensively in art and architecture since ancient times, particularly by the Greeks and Romans and is still a popular material for sculptures today
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Animals and Birds £2,350 inc VATLarge Marble Slate Figurative Sculpture – Polar Bear (Icebear) by Paul Smith (Edition of 9)
Polar Bear (Icebear) by Paul Smith, Marble and slate resin
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Animals and Birds £15,540 inc VATLifesize Marble Figurative Animal Sculpture – Charging Bull by Zhaohui Liu (Unique)
Zhaohui Liu, Charging Bull, Marble
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Abstract £7,128 inc VATLarge Marble Abstract Sculpture – Barra Suite No. 7 by Tim Threlfall (Unique)
Tim Threlfall, 1940 -1999, Barra Suite No.7, Fossilised Marble
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Abstract £1,080 inc VATLarge Glass Marble Figurative Sculpture – The Flamenco Dancers by Sergio Rossi (Unique)
Sergio Rossi,The Flamenco Dancers, Murano Glass on a Black Marble base
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Angelo Bordonari £2,592 inc VATLarge Marble Minimalistic Natural Sculpture – A Cold Wintry Change by Angelo Bordonari (Unique)
Angelo Bordonari, Born 1951 Italy, A Cold Wintry Change, Marble
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Abstract £3,540 inc VATLarge Marble Natural Abstract Sculpture – Shell Like by Hongxun Jin (Unique)
Hongxun Jin, Shell Like, Marble, Unique, 122cms high by 79cms wide,
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Abstract £5,688 inc VATLarge Mixed Stone Striped Abstract Sculpture – Big Beat by Ekkehard Altenburger (Unique)
Ekkehard Altenburger, Big Beat, Portuguese Estremos Marble and Blue Kilkenny Limestone, Unique, 52 cm. high by 52 cm. wide by 40cm deep