Riccio Artifacts

Christmas Box

$46.00

A bright, bow bedecked little box filled with Holiday joy; Santa & his sleigh, angels, reindeer, snowman, Christmas trees and the Nutcracker.

All sculptures are lost wax cast, polished bronze

Great gift for Holiday lovers!

Lost wax casting involving carving an image in wax, creating a mold with steel and plaster. Heating the mold in a furnace causes the wax to melt and run out-therefore "lost" The empty cavity is filled with molten metal. After cooling, the mold is cut away and the object polished.