{"product_id":"clear-ice-cut-lion-column-resin-sculpture-130cm","title":"Clear Ice-Cut Lion Column Resin Sculpture - 130cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe four faces of this resin column are not smooth: they are cut into irregular facets and left rough, like a block broken rather than made, with gold leaf caught in the resin behind them. The arrises stay straight and true, which is what holds the shape together. The lion seated on the flat cap is clear as well, with gold flecks caught in it like those in the shaft. The figure quoted takes in the shaft and the lion together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFour Faces Left Rough on Purpose\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eRough faces on a clear material are read from behind as well as in front. Each facet refracts what is behind the shaft, so a face left rough turns the far side into a mosaic and the leaf inside is multiplied into a dozen small gleams; the effect is the whole point and it cannot be adjusted afterwards, because a facet cut too deep cannot be filled. They are worked from the arris inward for that reason, taking the shallowest cut first. The arrises themselves are the discipline: four rough faces will read as an accident unless the edges between them are dead straight, so those are trued last, after every facet has been cut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 130cm over the two parts this stands on the floor with the lion at about shoulder height. It suits an entrance, a stair foot or the space beside a doorway, and two can face each other across an opening; this price covers one column. Light matters more than usual: a lamp or a window to one side sets the facets working against each other, while a flat overhead light leaves the shaft grey and finds only the lion on top.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Faces, the Heights and What Arrives\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eReckon on 3–4 weeks for a standard piece, or 5–6 weeks for a bespoke one. The faces are made rough as here or brought to a full polish, and the leaf is gold as here, or silver, or copper, or the shaft is made with none in it. The animal on the cap is made as this lion, as a sphere or as a lotus bud, and its scale against the shaft is settled at order. It ships upright, cased, with the lion boxed apart and seated by hand once the shaft is standing; handle the shaft by its faces rather than its arrises, which are the sharpest part of it. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lion over an ice-cut column belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/lion-statues\"\u003elion statues\u003c\/a\u003e; faces left rough on purpose lead to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/figurative-sculptures\"\u003efigurative sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and leaf caught behind broken facets 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\u003eColumn\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eH110.7 x W18 x D18cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eH19.3 x W13.6 x D19cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIce-Textured 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":54020810834267,"sku":"R281","price":4320.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/R281.jpg?v=1791315007","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/clear-ice-cut-lion-column-resin-sculpture-130cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}