{"product_id":"clear-seated-dog-on-gold-flecked-resin-block-29cm","title":"Clear Seated Dog on Gold-Flecked Resin Block - 29cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe animal is a small dog, clear and polished with a few flakes of gold caught in it, seated with one forepaw lifted off the ground. What it sits on is not a discreet plinth but a block of clear resin dense with gold leaf, and that block stands nearly as high as the dog does. The two halves of the piece are therefore about equal, and the glittering half is the bottom one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Block That Is Nearly Half the Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaking the base as much of the object as the animal changes what the base has to be. A plinth can be plain because nobody looks at it; a block this size is looked at, so its six faces are all finished, its arrises are all dressed, and the leaf inside it is arranged rather than poured in and left. The leaf is scattered through the whole block, so it glitters at every depth and the block has something to look into. The dog is polished all over because a colourless animal on a busy block needs its own brightness to stay separate from it, and the raised paw is cut free of the chest rather than left touching it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 29cm this sits on a mantelpiece or a bookshelf, and it is a piece to be looked into rather than at, so it rewards a position within arm's reach. Light from the front or the side gets down into the block and finds the leaf; light from directly above hits the dog and leaves the block flat. A dark surface under it sets off the clear block and makes the gold stand out. It sits well beside the recumbent dog made on the same principle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBlock Depth, Metal Choice and Delivery\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe standard build is 3–4 weeks and the bespoke build 5–6. Block depth is set at order, from this near-equal proportion down to a shallow pad, and the leaf can be gold, silver or copper, dense as here or thinned to a few drifts. The block can be left clear as here, or tinted a deep amber, a smoke or near black. The dog takes a tint or a frosted finish in place of the clear polish. This is one animal, and a mirror-image dog can be cut so the two face each other. Scales are cut to order. It arrives as one item, boxed and sleeved, and is a one-person carry taken under the block. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA small dog seated on a gold-flecked block belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/animal-sculptures\"\u003eanimal sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; a raised forepaw cut free of the chest leads to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/figurative-sculptures\"\u003efigurative sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and flakes of gold in clear resin 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\u003e15cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 x 11 x 14cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOptically Clear 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":54017627914587,"sku":"R110","price":1889.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/R110.jpg?v=1791308345","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/clear-seated-dog-on-gold-flecked-resin-block-29cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}