{"product_id":"clear-ice-textured-resin-column-with-gilt-pavilion-180cm","title":"Clear Ice-Textured Resin Column with Gilt Pavilion - 180cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe column is square in plan and stands well above head height. Its four faces are worked to a surface like cracked ice, irregular and faceted rather than smooth, with flakes of gold caught among the facets. At the top, on a flat gilded cap, sits a small pavilion in gilded metal with two tiers of upturned roof and open sides. The shaft carries almost all of the height and the pavilion sits on it like a finial.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Cracked-Ice Surface Held Inside a Square Shaft\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA cracked-ice surface is the opposite of a polish and harder to keep consistent. Every facet catches light differently, so a patch worked more finely than its neighbours reads as a smudge from across a room even though nothing is wrong with it, and the four faces have to arrive at the same coarseness over their whole length. The arrises are the other constraint: on a shaft this slender the four vertical edges are the only straight lines the eye has, so they are dressed true and left crisp while the faces stay rough, which is two finishes meeting on one edge. The pavilion is a separate object in gilded metal, made and gilded on its own and seated on the cap, which is what lets its roof be cut and turned properly rather than approximated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a floor piece for a hall, a stair well or an entrance, and it wants to be seen from a distance as well as passed: the pavilion is above eye level and reads as a silhouette, while the ice surface only shows when you are close. Give it light from the side or from behind. A wall light raking down the shaft finds every facet; a ceiling spot lands on the pavilion and leaves the column grey. A pair either side of an opening is the traditional arrangement and this price is for a single column.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePavilion, Column Height and Getting It Upright\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA standard piece takes 3–4 weeks to make, and a bespoke commission 5–6. Other heights are cut to order. The pavilion is offered in gold, silver or an antique bronze finish, and a plain gilded cap with no pavilion is made where the architecture is not wanted. The shaft is available smooth and polished instead of ice-textured, and the gold flecks can be left out. A round shaft is made as an alternative to the square. Column and pavilion are crated together and laid flat, packed clear of each other, and they seat by hand. Standing the column up wants two people and a level floor. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn ice-textured column under a gilt pavilion belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/contemporary-modern-sculptures\"\u003econtemporary and modern sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; gold flecks among cracked-ice facets lead to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and a lofty shaft for a stair well joins our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/indoor-sculptures\"\u003eindoor 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\u003e40cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 x 20 x 140cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOptically Clear Cast Resin, Acrylic and Gilded Metal\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54018539323739,"sku":"R115","price":8100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/R115.jpg?v=1791309064","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/clear-ice-textured-resin-column-with-gilt-pavilion-180cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}