{"product_id":"clear-gilt-maned-guardian-lion-cast-resin-sculpture-21cm","title":"Clear Gold-Flecked Guardian Lion Cast Resin Sculpture - 21cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis cast resin sculpture is a small guardian lion, front facing and seated square in colourless material. Gold-toned flakes are caught right through the casting rather than laid on it, gathering thickest across the mane and the knotted collar and running on down the chest, the haunches and all four paws. At arm's length it reads as a pale glassy animal with a warm head; close to, the flakes show at every depth inside the material.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGold-Toned Flakes from Brow to Paw\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlakes scattered through a whole body have no line to follow, so the spread of gold is judged across the lion as a whole rather than feature by feature, and in a clear casting a bare patch or a crowded one shows at once. The carving is held to the same standard. The curls of the mane, the bulging eyes, the row of teeth and the band of the collar are all cut to a crisp edge, and the whole surface is polished glassy, because a dull skin would cloud the gold behind it. No two castings carry their flakes in quite the same places.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is made to desk, shelf and mantelpiece scale, and it has a strong front and a plain back, so it belongs against something rather than in the middle of a table. It wants light coming down onto the head and chest, where the flakes catch it; from below the mane goes dark and the animal loses its point. A dark ground behind it makes the gold read hardest. Grouped with the full-size members of the family it does not compete, since a clear body reads as glass beside a tinted one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFlake Colour, the Facing Pair and What Arrives\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA standard piece takes 3–4 weeks to make, and a bespoke commission 5–6. Silver and copper are offered in place of the gold, and the flakes can be thinned out, packed closer or kept to the mane and the collar alone. The body takes a tint of amber, grey or green, and a frosted finish is made instead of the polish. This lion faces forward and a mirrored companion is made so the two stand as a traditional facing pair; the price is for one animal. Greater scales are cut to order. It arrives boxed and sleeved with nothing to assemble and is a one-hand carry. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFront-facing guardian lions are struck into \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/lion-statues\"\u003elion statues\u003c\/a\u003e, lined up with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/figurative-sculptures\"\u003efigurative sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and boxed off in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOptically Clear Cast Resin with Gold-Toned Flakes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54017627390299,"sku":"R092","price":1767.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/R092.jpg?v=1791306847","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/clear-gilt-maned-guardian-lion-cast-resin-sculpture-21cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}