Royal Lady Death Ruby Edition Statue - Counter Sample

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The CS Moore Studio is proud to present this very rare factory Counter Sample of its SOLD-OUT Royal Lady Death Ruby Edition Statue sculpted by Clayburn Moore. One of four Counter Samples produced, the piece is signed on the base by Moore and ships in a collectors box with a certificate of authenticity signed by Moore. The base bottom is blank aside from Moore's signature and "Factory Counter Sample." ITEM SHOWN IS THE ACTUAL ITEM UP FOR BID! WHAT IS A FACTORY COUNTER SAMPLE? When a statue is created, a master mold is taken of the original sculpture. From that original, several castings are made from which the full, hand-painted, limited edition production run will be made by the factory. The CS Moore Studio sends the factory a painted resin casting from the master mold, called a "Paint Master." Also sent are two unpainted resin castings, called "Production Masters." These "Production Masters" will be used to make the whole production run, but first the factory takes a "Production Master" and creates four prototypes. These prototypes are made by the Design and Development (D&D) management team at the factory, and they serve two purposes: 1) The D&D team works out a system for replicating the original paint scheme for the production of the edition, and 2) The factory sends The CS Moore Studio the four "Counter Samples" to make sure read more