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SOLID BRONZE BULL ELEPHANT

Solid Foundry Hot Cast Bronze Bull Elephant Sculpture by Jonathan Sanders
Individually Numbered as One of a Limited Edition of 250 Worldwide
Hand Cast in Britain and Bearing the Sculptor's Signature
20cm w x 12cm h x 11cm d. Weight: 2.6 kg
Numbered Certificate of Authenticity, Hand Signed by the Sculptor
High Quality Presentation Gift Box
One of a collection of Jonathan Sanders African Wildlife sculptures by Nelson & Forbes
FAST & FREE delivery - next day dispatch using tracked overnight courier (DPD Local)

This magnificent solid bronze sculpture, 'Bull Elephant' measures 20cm w x 12cm h x 7cm d and weighs 2.6 kg.

It is hand cast in Solid Bronze by Nelson & Forbes in our British Foundry using the Lost Wax Method as a limited edition of just 250 castings. This is not made of resin (see below).

Each sculpture bears the artist's signature, 'JRS', our 'NF' maker's mark and its own unique edition number. The sculpture arrives encased in high density foam in a stunning hand made gift box, along with an individually numbered certificate of authenticity, hand signed by the artist.

This piece is one of the collection of bronze African wildlife sculptures by Jonathan Sanders, designed to utterly delight any lucky recipient from the moment they receive their signature Nelson & Forbes grey gift box.

The Elephant Mother and Baby II shown in the group photograph is not included in this listing, but is available to buy in a separate listing.

DELIVERY

Delivery is free for all orders delivered within the UK, Northern Ireland and Channel Islands and we offer a full 45 day money back guarantee, meaning you can return your item for any reason at all within 45 days of receiving it.

We aim to dispatch your order the working day after we receive it, but if you need it in a rush, please contact us and we will do our best to help.

We use a next day courier service from DPD Local, who will send you an email the evening before delivery to let you know that your parcel is on its way and another on the morning of delivery, giving a one hour delivery window. If that window is not convenient, you will be invited to contact DPD Local, giving your instructions. If you would prefer these notifications by text message, please send us your mobile number with your order.

BRONZE VS. RESIN - How Does Bronze Differ From "Cold Cast" Bronze?

You may have heard bronze referred to as solid bronze sculpture, foundry cast bronze sculpture or hot cast bronze sculpture. All these are accurate, as they refer to metal that is melted at extremely high temperatures and then poured into a mould. The lost wax method of casting is a highly skilled, complex, time and labour intensive process. Every part of the process requires judgement and skill on behalf of the artisan that can only be gained through years of experience. This, combined with the cost of the raw material (copper and tin) gives rise to the price of a bronze sculpture.

You may also have heard of bronze resin sculpture or resin sculpture, also known as “cold cast bronze” or bonded bronze. This is actually made of polyester, epoxy or another resin poured into a mould and each one is identical.

Bronze powder may be mixed into the polyester or painted onto the surface to enable the plastic to achieve the appearance of bronze. No spruing or investment is required in order to cast a cold cast sculpture and so the process is much faster and less expensive than that required for bronze.

If a sculpture is lightweight, warm to the touch or can be scratched with a key (we suggest underneath if you’re going to try this!) it is more likely to be resin than bronze.

At Nelson & Forbes we only cast sculpture in solid bronze. We do not use resin. If you have any questions about the difference between foundry cast bronze and bronze resin, please do get in touch.