{"product_id":"clear-set-butterfly-cast-resin-pedestal-dish-48cm","title":"Clear Set Butterfly Cast Resin Pedestal Dish - 48cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA colourless cast resin pedestal dish with butterflies set into its rim. The top is a square tray, shallow in the middle and carried on a thick chamfered rim that is as deep again as the tray itself. It stands on a waisted cylindrical pedestal. They hang at different depths with their wings open, in pale yellow-green tipped with orange-brown, in plain orange, and barred in black, brown and white.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere the Wings Sit Inside the Thickness of the Rim\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tray is shallow and the rim beneath it is as deep again, and that thick rim is where the butterflies sit. They sit at several depths with their wings spread, in yellow-green, orange and barred dark tones, and because the material around them has no colour of its own they are the only fixed colour anywhere in the object. Everything else the piece shows is borrowed: stood on grass it goes green, on a dark surface it nearly disappears, and against a window it reads as an outline. The wings can be read from the side as well as from above, which is unusual and is what the depth of the rim allows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 48cm the dish rises to about the height of a hall table, and it asks to be approached. The set wings are small, so the piece needs to be within a couple of paces for them to read at all, and it should stand where light comes from the side or from behind to pass through the rim. The shallow tray will hold keys or a small dish. On a dark surface the whole object goes almost invisible except for the butterflies, which is the strongest way to use it. Indoors only.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat Is Set Into the Rim, and How Deep the Tray Runs\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eExpect 3–4 weeks for a standard piece and 5–6 weeks where the commission is bespoke. What sits in the rim is what sets the pace: the studio will not hurry a piece whose contents it cannot repeat. Three things are settled at order. What goes in, from these butterflies through to moths, leaf or nothing at all, which leaves a plain water clear dish. The depth of the tray, from this shallow dish to a deeper basin that will hold water. And the pedestal, which can be this waist or a plain straight column. Top size and overall height are each specified. Top and pedestal travel apart in one crate and go together on site. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dish with butterflies caught in its clear rim belongs among our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/abstract-sculptures\"\u003eabstract sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; the insects bring it into our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-sculptures\"\u003eorganic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and the glass-clear casting into our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e48cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e39cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e39cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOptically Clear Cast Resin with Set Butterflies\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53969679122779,"sku":"J221","price":7960.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/J221.jpg?v=1791388800","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/clear-set-butterfly-cast-resin-pedestal-dish-48cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}