{"product_id":"clear-gilded-lion-column-cast-resin-sculpture-69cm","title":"Clear Gilded Lion Column Cast Resin Sculpture - 69cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis cast resin sculpture is a square shaft carrying gold leaf at every depth inside the material, so the flecks nearest the front read as gold and the ones behind read as shadow. Up the front, in gilded relief, a bird sits on a leafy branch above a small mound, and a second bird perches among finer branches beneath it. The shaft finishes in a plain flat cap, and a small guardian lion with a gilded head sits square on top of it. The figure quoted takes in both the lion and the shaft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Shaft Sized by What Stands on It\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe proportion of a column like this is decided by the animal and not the other way round. On a column this short the lion is large against the shaft it stands on, so the shaft has to be cut thick enough not to read as a stem. That ratio is settled with both parts finished and stood up together. The relief is the other work: the gilding is laid over a surface that is already clear, where any tool mark under the gold shows through it as a dull patch. The leaf inside the resin is set as the shaft is built up, which is why it sits at different depths instead of lying in one plane.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a hall and doorway piece. At 69cm it stands on a console, a chest or a broad windowsill rather than on the floor, with its relief turned toward the way people come in. A pair can stand either side of a doorway. One column is what this price buys. Raking light is what brings the gold forward out of the clear resin; a light directly overhead finds the lion and leaves the shaft flat. Against a dark wall the flecks read as a scatter of points.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Relief, the Finial and Getting It Home\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eCount on the difference between standard and bespoke: 3–4 weeks or 5–6. What goes on the shaft is open: this bird and deer, blossom, bamboo, a band of characters, or a plain flecked column with no relief at all. The gilding comes in gold, silver or copper and the leaf inside can be left out for a plain clear shaft. The animal on the cap is made as this lion, a plain sphere or a lotus bud, and its scale against the shaft is settled at order. It ships upright in a fitted crate with the lion packed apart and seated by hand on site; lift the shaft by the body and never by the cap. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA short column under a seated guardian lion belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/lion-statues\"\u003elion statues\u003c\/a\u003e; birds perched in gilded relief lead to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/classic-sculptures\"\u003eclassic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and gold flakes set deep inside the resin join our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eColumn\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eH56.5 x W10.5 x D10.5cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eH12 x W7 x D10cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOptically Clear Cast Resin with Gold Leaf\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54020751917403,"sku":"R238","price":2227.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/R238.jpg?v=1791312251","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/clear-gilded-lion-column-cast-resin-sculpture-69cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}