{"product_id":"mourning-angel-over-a-rose-pedestal-marble-memorial-150cm","title":"Mourning Angel Over a Rose Pedestal Marble Memorial - 150cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA mourning angel is collapsed forward over the cap of a tapered pedestal, her head and both arms laid along the top and her wings folded down her back. The front face of the pedestal carries a plain oval panel framed by a carved rose garland tied with a bow at the foot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMourning Angel Laid Over a Tapered Pedestal\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA garland round an oval is the test of a carver here, because the roses have to keep an even weight all the way round a curve while the panel inside them stays dead flat for lettering. The blooms are cut proud and undercut back to their stems so the frame lifts off the face rather than sitting in it. The angel above is worked with her forearms hanging over the cap, which leaves the thinnest stone in the piece at her elbows, and that is cut last. The marble itself is a bright white with soft grey veining drifting through the pedestal faces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA pedestal memorial of this height wants a full grave plot rather than a lawn marker: a parish churchyard, a municipal cemetery, a private family enclosure or a walled garden of remembrance. It reads from three sides, so leave ground clear behind rather than backing it onto a wall, and the burial authority will have its own ceiling on height and footprint, worth reading before you order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat Goes Into the Oval Panel\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen weeks. The pedestal is cut and its oval panel trued flat before the garland is started, and the garland before the figure, because each stage would damage the one before it if the order were reversed. The angel is fitted to the cap last. The oval reaches you blank and is cut to your own wording in a lettering style you settle on, or left plain for your own mason, and the bow can be left off. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops. Near 2,098kg in two pieces, craned into place on a poured foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFurther pedestal memorials are listed in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/headstones-memorials\"\u003eheadstones and memorials\u003c\/a\u003e, alongside the rest of the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/marble-headstones\"\u003emarble headstones\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\u003e150cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-Carved Natural Marble\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53829363925339,"sku":"MST-MEM-014","price":23647.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-MEM-014_1.jpg?v=1787130486","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/mourning-angel-over-a-rose-pedestal-marble-memorial-150cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}