{"product_id":"white-gold-leaf-apple-resin-sculpture-11cm","title":"White Gold Leaf Apple Resin Sculpture - 11cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA small apple in an opaque white body flecked with gold leaf, with a curled stem and a single leaf standing up from the shoulder. The stem and leaf are gilded and are cast in one piece with the fruit rather than applied to it. Small enough to be set down anywhere, and delivered without a stand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCast in One Piece, Stem and All\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt this size everything is a seam problem. An apple with a separately made stem would be quicker and would let the stem be finer, and it would also put a joint at the one place a hand goes when it picks the thing up, which is where a joint always fails. So the stem and the leaf come out of the same tool as the body, which means the tool has to release a thin curled form standing proud of a sphere - the hardest thing to draw out of a mould without tearing it. The stem is therefore drawn thicker than a real one and curled rather than straight, because a curve lifts out where a straight taper locks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is meant to be picked up, so put it where a hand reaches: a desk, a bedside table, a shelf beside a chair. It is far too small to carry a room and looks lost on a wide surface with nothing near it. The gold only fires when something strikes it directly, so a lamp on the same surface does more than a bright ceiling. At 11cm it takes almost no space on a desk and is heavy for its size, which is most of the pleasure of handling it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Gilding, the Flecks, and Delivery\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe standard build is 3–4 weeks and the bespoke build 5–6. The flecking is run heavier or sparser, the body is tinted, and the gilding is taken off the leaf so only the stem carries it. It is also cast at other sizes, where the stem can be drawn finer because the tool has more to hold on to. A clear body is offered and shows the flecks suspended through the depth rather than against white, which is a different effect and a quieter one. It is sent in one small padded box and lifts in one hand. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFruit rather than flower is \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-sculptures\"\u003eorganic sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e; the flecked body is \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e; and something this small is \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/indoor-sculptures\"\u003eindoor sculpture\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\u003e11cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8cm\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\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCast White 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":54069536489819,"sku":"X277","price":1417.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/X277.jpg?v=1790959378","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/white-gold-leaf-apple-resin-sculpture-11cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}