Bronze Face Box Sculpture by Nelles Studio - c.1980

Name: Bronze Face Box Sculpture by Nelles Studio - c.1980
Brand: Collectors Gene
Price: 435.00 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

A quietly surreal object, this bronze box by Nelles Studio transforms a functional vessel into something far more evocative.

The lid is cast as a serene, stylized face—eyes half-lidded, expression unreadable, somewhere between mask and portrait. The form is contained within a soft oval, framed by a subtle lip that emphasizes its sculptural quality. The patinated bronze surface carries depth and variation, with warm highlights catching along the brow, nose, and lips.

Both object and artwork, it sits comfortably in either role—equally at home holding small keepsakes or standing alone as a contemplative piece.

Marked “Nelles 1980” to the underside, grounding it firmly in a moment when studio craft and sculptural design began to blur into one.

Collectors Notes

There’s a quiet tension to pieces like this—the familiarity of a face paired with the ambiguity of its expression.

It echoes the influence of modernist sculpture and studio metalwork of the late 20th century, where utility became secondary to form and feeling.

Placed on a table, shelf, or bedside, it reads almost like a found artifact—something personal, slightly mysterious, and intentionally unresolved.

It's a fitting addition to our Art and Home Decor collections.

Dimensions

~ 5 x 3.5 x 1.5"

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Who Are You Buying From?

Every object here has a journey before it ever reaches you. I've spent years seeking these pieces out, in back rooms of old ateliers, from families who've inherited more than they can keep, through dealers I've come to trust, in conversations with people who still work with their hands, because I've always believed the things we choose to live with should carry something true. What began as a private obsession became a devotion, one I now share with my wife and daughter, who remind me daily that the best collections are the ones built to be passed down, not simply owned. What you're holding isn't just an object. You're inheriting its story, and becoming part of its next chapter.