{"product_id":"clear-guardian-lion-on-carved-resin-plinth-44cm","title":"Clear Guardian Lion on Carved Resin Plinth - 44cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lion sits with one forepaw resting on a ball and the other planted, mane curled, mouth open. What it sits on is not a plain block: the plinth is cut from the same clear material and carries a recessed triangular panel on the front face with scrollwork inside it, a run of raised bosses along each side, and a moulded foot. Animal and plinth are one continuous colourless piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Carved Ground Behind Raised Bosses\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarving a plinth in a clear material is harder than carving the animal on top of it, because a plinth is made of flats and a flat shows everything. The recessed panel has a ground that must be dead level behind the scrollwork standing off it, and in clear resin an uneven ground reads as a shadow that moves as you walk past, so it is flatted with a rigid tool and then polished without rounding the edges of the recess. The bosses are the other slow run: each has to stand the same height and take the same polish as its neighbours, and a set of half-round shapes in a line will show one that is a fraction low from several metres away. The animal above is cut with the finer tools its curls need.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a formal piece and it reads best where the front face can be seen square on, so it wants a square approach: a table set facing the door, a console between two chairs, or a shelf at chest height. The plinth is part of the object, so do not put it on a second plinth or a riser: the carved foot needs to meet the surface directly. The convention is two, one to each side of an opening, and the price quoted covers a single animal. Light from the front picks up the panel and the bosses; a downlight lands on the mane and leaves the plinth blank.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Plinth, the Pair and Handling\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduction takes approximately 3–4 weeks for a standard piece, or 5–6 weeks for a bespoke commission. The plinth can be made plain, or its panel and bosses gilded against a clear body, and its height is set at order so the animal can be brought up or down. The design is mirrored on request, which is how a facing pair for an entrance is made. The lion takes gold, silver or copper leaf through the body or in the mane alone, and tints of amber, grey and green are made; a frosted finish is offered instead of the polish. Any scale is cut to order, including pairs for a doorway. Delivery is one fitted crate with nothing to put together, and it is lifted around the plinth rather than by the animal. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA guardian lion seated above a carved plinth belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/lion-statues\"\u003elion statues\u003c\/a\u003e; a ball under one forepaw leads to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/animal-sculptures\"\u003eanimal sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and lion and plinth in one clear casting 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\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e44cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOptically Clear Cast Resin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54018540405083,"sku":"R166","price":2699.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/R166.jpg?v=1791309898","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/clear-guardian-lion-on-carved-resin-plinth-44cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}