Hot Cast Art Nouveau Detailed Quality Bronze Work Marble Base Figurine Statue

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Double your traffic. Hot Cast Art Nouveau Detailed Quality Bronze Work Marble Base Figurine StatueCondition: This sculpture is in perfect condition.Bronze Dimensions with Marble Base:Height 15" x Width 9"Marble Dimensions: 6.5" X 5"Height without base: 14"Weight : 17 LBSInventory : 34XN25388943The sexy dancer is seen leaping into the air as a fabric banner, coated in a vibrant red patina, twines itself around her sculpted body.This work of art rejoices the female figure and shows attention to the body under the influence of movement. But most importantly, it's essence characterizes the spirit within the body that wishes to bound out into everything and everywhere. She was cast using the archaic method of lost wax casting and her skin tone stained with a brown patina finish. The sculpture is mounted upon a black marble base with he artist Pasquale Delor signature.THE LOST WAX PROCESSMany people wonder what it takes to get a finished bronze piece of art or otherbronze object. Here is the process the way we do it at European Bronze.Original ArtThe beginning of the process starts with something to represent what the customer wants as a finished piece. It can be a clay model as in the illustration above. It can be a sculpted or molded wooden model, something done in metal, something done in wax or any other material that you want to use to begin the process. This becomes the model for the final piece.Making the MoldMolds can be simple or complex depending on the original art. After determine how best to make a mold or molds, we take the original like the one in the previous photograph and create the mold using a silicone material. The original art is placed on a bed of clay (the red material in the photo). When the clay is smooth at the parting point of the mold, liquid silicone is brushed onto the model and the clay as the man is doing above. All coats are done by hand to insure that all the details of the original will show in the final cast.The Mother MoldBecause the silicone is flexible, it needs a backup shell to hold it firmly in place. When the silicone has dried thoroughly, a plaster "Mother Mold" strengthened with fibers is created over it. Here a Mother Mold was created over the top of a silicone mold. The two parts of the mother mold are held together by sturdy rubber bands.Pouring the WaxWhen the combined silicone and mother mold is ready, liquid wax is poured into it to create a wax impression of the original piece. Here the man is pouring out the excess wax. After the first coat of wax dries, another coat is poured until the desired thickness is achieved.Chasing the WaxAfter the wax is poured and dries, it needs to be cleaned of seam lines and any other small imperfections from air bubbles, etc. This is commonly called "chasing the wax." The girl in the photograph is making those refinements in a wax piece.Adding SpruesWhen the refinement are made, a wax pouring cup (at top) and wax rods are attached to the piece. These rods are called "sprues." The bronze will be poured through the pouring cup and through the sprues. The sprues direct the bronze to remote parts of the piece and allow the hot gasses to escape.The Slurry (Investment)When the wax is ready, it is used to make a secondary mold. It is dipped repeatedly into a mixture called the "Slurry." The slurry dries into a hard shell called the "Investment." The slurry coating goes inside and outside the wax impression, allowing the final piece to be hollow.Lost WaxWhen the shell has dried, it is placed in an oven where the pieces are heated allowing the wax to melt out, leaving the hollow secondary mold. At the same time that the wax is melted out, the slurry coating is given a final curing to reach it's ultimate strength. This is the step in the process that gives it its name of the "Lost Wax" process.The PourAfter the wax has been removed, the shell is reheated and then placed ... read more

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