Child with Teddy Bear and Cart Sculpture, Val Gardena Maple Wood Carving

SKU: 1011300A00750C

Child with Teddy Bear and Cart Sculpture, Val Gardena Maple Wood Carving

€12,78 €63,90

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Fine Alpine Maple

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Hand Painting

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Hand-carved details

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Capture life's sweetest and most fleeting essence: the innocence of play. This sculpture portrays a moment of pure childlike concentration, where the world shrinks to the joy of a pull-cart and a teddy bear to care for. The child's slightly bent pose, with eyes fixed on their playmate, conveys a unique tranquility and tenderness, making this artwork a true visual embrace.

Dolfi master artisans brought this scene to life through skillful carving. The sculpted lines give texture to the red-orange hair and the soft drapery of the olive-green overalls, while the warm colors, applied with oil glazes, allow the wood grain to emerge, lending a patinated, lived-in look that defies time.

This priceless piece is hand-carved from precious Maple wood, chosen for its compactness and its ability to capture the finest details in all available sizes (from 7.5 cm to 23 cm). An authentic testament to the sculptural excellence of Val Gardena, ideal for cherishing dearest memories or celebrating a new beginning.

<p>Although the sculpture of the child with a teddy bear and a cart is a genre subject, its meaning is deeply emotional and symbolic. It embodies the purest phase of existence: childhood, exploration, and the disinterested joy that comes from small things. The teddy bear symbolizes friendship, protection, and the first emotional bond outside the family, while the cart represents movement, travel, and the first steps towards discovering the world. For this reason, the figure is considered a perfect and meaningful gift to celebrate crucial events such as Birth, Baptism, or Confirmation, wishing a life full of simplicity and affection.</p>

<p>Val Gardena craftsmanship is world-renowned primarily for its sacred iconography, but the centuries-old carving tradition has always embraced the depiction of daily life as well. As early as the 17th century, alongside Crucifixes and Madonnas, the valley's sculptors began creating "genre figures," portraying shepherds, peasants, and, above all, scenes of domestic and child life. These subjects, often commissioned as gifts or collectibles, served to keep alive the memory of local cultural roots. The creation of child figures such as this sculpture of the child with a teddy bear perpetuates the technical mastery of Dolfi workshops, conveying the artistic sensitivity and love for detail that make Val Gardena craftsmanship an unparalleled heritage.</p>

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