Alga Bronze Candle Holder

$2,905

An elegant manifestation of the ancient lost-wax casting process, the six-stem Alga candle holder begins life as a wax sculpture, cast then melted away to be replaced by molten bronze. Working from her Milan atelier, Visconti kneads and shapes everything by hand in organic forms recalling living seaweed.

Material: bronze
Country of origin: Italy
Dimensions: 49cm (h) x 40cm (w) / 19.1" (h) x 15.6" (w)
Weight: 4kg / 8.8 lbs
Colour: metallics

Raised in the art world and schooled by accomplished artists in Rome, it was only natural Osanna Visconti would apply an artist's creativity to her bronze decor. An expert in the millennia-old “lost wax casting” technique, she hand-carves wax forms, casts them in plaster, then melts away the wax. Molten bronze, poured into the void, takes on fantastical shapes.

Product number: 2208307003

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Osanna Visconti

Schooled by accomplished artists in Rome, Osanna Visconti is an expert in the millennia-old “lost wax casting” technique. She hand-carves wax forms, casts them in plaster, then melts away the wax — as seen in this black-patinated bronze candle holder.