Posted 8 years ago
PhilDMorris
(223 items)
I bid on this statue in my city antique auction, sometime in the very early 80's and obtained this sand cast bronze which is different in the more known hot wax process. The wax process produces a hollow cast bronze and over 95% of old bronzes are the wax process.
The sand cast bronze is not hollow so it always is very heavy in its solid state. I loved this piece always as its nice to see such a rare statue where nothing seems to be known of who made it and if it was made to be of a famous diver of times past
The statue has it's original patina and the deco base is original to the statue. The sand cast bronzes are solid bronze and are not hollow. She is 17 inches high and very heavy.
The room looks fantastic. As well the bronze.
A very organic piece of purity elegance amazing ravishing luscious !!!!!!!!
thank you PhilD for showing this piece of art
Wow.....an " Oscar" from the would be a Great Date for her!!
Super Piece !! Your collections are AMAZING, PHIL !!
W O W!!!
A swimmer? She's so effortlessly elegant, Phil, what a catch. I love the two tones of the metal and the division created by the swim(or other?)wear.
Beautiful.
Thank you Caperkid for the comment, the room has changed location, but you can see the deco style coffee table in my flamingo ornament photo.
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She is wonderful and looks very Deco . I seem to remember is there a mascot that looks a lot like her ? As always love your divine collections.
Thank you Malkey for the nice review, much appreciated.
Thank you antiquerose for the support, love to you !~
Just beautiful....more pics please!
Thanks bijou and kyra for the nice comments, love to both of you !
Thank you nutsab for the nice comment !
I love it! Beautiful!!!
The piece is breathtaking. Have been looking at it for minutes now!! Great addditon to your decor!
Ya I worked in a foundry for about 1 year as a welder working on the machinery.. filthy job..couldn't take it any longer ,... in the sand moldings the used graffiti in the mix ..and the other half of the building they did the wax process molds......good flash back to my younger days... nice bronze post...