Looking after Limited edition bronze foxes sculptures anniversary gifts? Bronze sculptures are perfect for a special gift occasion or if you want to infuse some art in to your home. The waxes that come out of the mold are never perfect. Depending on how large and complex the design is, it might be cast in several wax pieces that have to be reassembled into a final design. As you can see with the rabbit sculpture below, the Desk Buddies are cast solid. They are small enough so we need only clean up the seam lines and any other little imperfections.
I find that even collectors of bronze can be unclear about how editions work. Here I’ll pull back the curtain on the bronze industry a little and give you some key vocabulary to understand what you’re seeing here and at other sculpture sites. You’ll find a nice video on the process of how bronze sculptures are made right here, so I won’t get into that again. Early on in the process I decide how large an edition will be, in other words how many of a particular design will be created before the mold is destroyed. This is the whole idea behind limited-edition bronzes. Artist’s Proofs — Artist proofs are typically kept around by sculptors to compare to each member of the edition as they are produced to make sure the chasing, patina, etc. all look right. Artists proofs may or may not be made available to the public. There is also no hard and fast rule about how many artist’s proofs might get made for an edition, but typically it can be up to a 10th of the edition size. So, should I be so inclined, there might eventually be four artists proofs of 13” Doxie Bump. These will be numbered on each “AP 1,” “AP 2,” and so on. Foundry Proofs — Similar to artist’s proofs, foundry proofs are used at full-service foundries to serve as reference tools at each stage of production. There would be a wax foundry proof to help the wax chaser recreate what the finished piece should look like. There will also be a chased metal foundry proof to provide guidance to the metal chaser who’s grinding and welding the raw metal. Lastly, there would be a patina foundry proof to guide the patineur in applying the correct final coloration. Read extra details on Bronze sculpture.
Advice for getting bronze art valued: Know what you’re looking at. Beyond finding the artist, learning about the types of bronze casts will help as well. There are four major types of bronze sculpture casts: original casts, recasts, replica casts, and after casts. An original cast is exactly as it sounds. It’s the original from the artist. A recast is made from the original mold usually after the artist has passed away. A replica cast is a copy of the original bronze sculpture made by someone other than the artist. And last, an after cast is made from a mold taken from an original bronze sculpture.
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My limited edition bronze animal statues range in size from table top to several feet. I created these high end pieces to raise the spirit and bring joy to the viewer. These pieces represent the best that our four legged friends have to offer and capture the beauty and wild spirit of nature. All of these pieces you see in this collection are created in limited release, and are only available for adoption while quantities last. Please contact me directly to inquire about availability and shipping. Visit: Fine Art Bronze Sculptures.
About Laurel Peterson Gregory : When I’m not in the studio, I can usually be found in the 10 large gardens with which I’ve surrounded my home and converted barn in the foothills of the Front Range south of Denver. My bronze animal sculptures have received multiple awards and are represented by galleries across the United States. I have fulfilled numerous private, corporate, and public commissions.