Art Nouveau Female Portrait Bronze Pair of Bookend Sculptures Handmade Original. Condition: These sculptures are in perfect condition. Each Bronze Dimensions :Height 9″ x Width 4″ Total Weight : 9 LBS Original or Reproduction: Original. These one of a kind bas reliefs are hard to come by. They take hours upon hours to carve, mold and make. Breathtakingly beautiful these bas reliefs show a side profile of a woman both amazingly & delicately prepared with detail and signed by artist Milo. Both rectangular pieces are framed and bordered with flowers. With a halo effect surrounding their heads it brings attention to the jewels and accessories that they wear. It also brings attention to the hair as well the dimensions of the body, if you notice the shoulders in proportion to the head it almost creates a 3d effect. The wonderful thing about bas reliefs is that the dimension and depth of the piece give it an exquisite and unique look all its own. All that you have to do is to stop and stare. Words could never describe the extravagant pieces of art that these bas reliefs portray. The only way to truly appreciate a piece of art like this is to actually own one. Take everyone’s breathe away with these great decorative pieces of art, take one home and get lost in a world all your own. These bas reliefs are not only extravagant pieces of art but bookends as well! Show off your book collection in style! Below is some information about Bass-relief A French term from the Italian basso-relievo (“low relief”), bas relief is a sculpture technique in which figures and/or other design elements are just barely more prominent than the (overall flat) background. Bas relief is created either by carving away material wood, stone, ivory, jade, etc. Or adding material to the top of an otherwise smooth surface (say, strips of clay to stone). This is a technique as old as humankind’s artistic explorations, and is closely related to high relief.