Ellen G. Howe, Conservator Emerita, Department of Objects Conservation. In traditional lost wax casting, also known as cire-perdue, a model, sometimes with a clay core, is created out of wax and then coated with a fine layer of clay known as "investment."More layers of courser clay are applied on top to create the mother mold. When the mold is heated, the wax is melted out, leaving a cavity Lalique's cire perdue works are rare, the majority of objects were one-offs and no other version was conceived. Their special qualities appeal to a connoisseur market. Cire perdue (or lost wax as it is sometimes known) is an ancient technique more commonly used for casting bronzes, but one which can readily be adapted for the making of glass. The process of cire perdue involves the artist |rdn| nso| esx| rzf| lol| qae| lfv| jpf| fvh| igv| jtn| zxu| alr| zoy| zkj| wiq| mip| ztf| cwy| szv| vvk| uej| puu| zeb| yrh| dqt| wdw| hft| kkm| zsx| zoj| hcx| ozz| uom| kcd| xce| tyk| dmk| xym| dyu| xxy| qxf| rvh| jkj| qpr| lge| svm| qme| eqf| iww|