{"product_id":"clear-gold-flecked-column-with-bird-and-leaf-relief-112-135-168cm","title":"Clear Gold-Flecked Column with Bird \u0026 Leaf Relief - 112\/135\/168cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis design is a slender square column of clear resin with flakes of gold suspended right through it. A gilded relief climbs its front face: a bird perched on a branch over a low mound, and beneath it a spray of finer branches and leaves. On a clear cap at the top sits a small guardian lion, its head gilded and its body flecked like the shaft. The column comes at three heights, listed as size options.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Gilded Relief Against a Flecked Ground\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gilded relief on a clear shaft is read against whatever is behind it, and behind it is a field of loose gold flakes. That is the difficulty: gilded relief and gold flecks are the same colour, so the relief only separates if it stands proud enough to cast its own shadow. Each figure is therefore cut deeper than it would need to be on an opaque column, and the ground immediately round it is left clear of flakes where that can be managed, so the drawing has a margin to sit in. The branches are the finest passages and are cut last, because they cross the bird and cannot be reached once it is gilded. The finial is worked separately and seated on the cap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach height belongs on the floor against a plain wall, where the relief can be read standing; on the tallest it runs from knee to shoulder. On a table it goes above eye level and the drawing is lost. A hallway, a recess or the run of wall beside a doorway will all take it, and two can flank an opening; each price is for one column. Light from the side rakes across the relief and lifts it; a ceiling light lands on the finial and leaves the shaft flat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat Is in Relief, the Finial and Standing It Up\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eBespoke commissions take 5–6 weeks; standard pieces take 3–4. The relief can carry this bird and leaf, deer, blossom or bamboo, or be left off for a plain flecked shaft. The gilding is offered in gold, silver or copper, and the flecks can be left out for a clear column. The finial is made in this form, as a plain cap, a sphere or a lotus. The three heights are priced separately, and a height in between can be made on request. It ships upright in a fitted crate with the finial packed clear of the box wall; two people should stand it up and it wants a level floor. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA column carrying a perched bird in gilt belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/animal-sculptures\"\u003eanimal sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; a guardian lion crowning the cap leads to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/lion-statues\"\u003elion statues\u003c\/a\u003e, and gold suspended at every level of the casting joins 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\u003e112cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eH112 x W15 x D15cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e135cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eH135 x W15 x D15cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e168cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eH168 x W17 x D17cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOptically Clear Cast Resin with Gilded Relief\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"112cm","offer_id":54260356776283,"sku":"R216","price":3712.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"135cm","offer_id":54260356743515,"sku":"R215","price":4320.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"168cm","offer_id":54019284304219,"sku":"R214","price":5670.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/R214.jpg?v=1791312194","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/clear-gold-flecked-column-with-bird-and-leaf-relief-112-135-168cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}