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<p>[QUOTE="journeymagazine, post: 9800728, member: 84"]Sorry, it measures 7" length x 8" height x 3" Wide- it's the weight of it that made me think door stop. </p><p>This is another piece I also got today- it measures 14.5" x 11" x 4" - and the smaller one feels like it weighs 3x as much as the larger one.</p><p>One question - the larger one looks like bronze to me but it has 2 hole on the underside of its stomach. I tried to research it myself & the only thing I found with 2 holes mentioned was the Lost Wax way of making a statue/sculpture- is that what the 2 holes mean? (Under a felt base it has what kinda looks like wax? (See last photos)</p><p>It also has many designs on the top of the base, but I can't find a signature - is this factory art?</p><p>Thank you</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]486493[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]486494[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]486495[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]486496[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]486497[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]486498[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]486499[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]486500[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="journeymagazine, post: 9800728, member: 84"]Sorry, it measures 7" length x 8" height x 3" Wide- it's the weight of it that made me think door stop. This is another piece I also got today- it measures 14.5" x 11" x 4" - and the smaller one feels like it weighs 3x as much as the larger one. One question - the larger one looks like bronze to me but it has 2 hole on the underside of its stomach. I tried to research it myself & the only thing I found with 2 holes mentioned was the Lost Wax way of making a statue/sculpture- is that what the 2 holes mean? (Under a felt base it has what kinda looks like wax? (See last photos) It also has many designs on the top of the base, but I can't find a signature - is this factory art? Thank you [ATTACH=full]486493[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]486494[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]486495[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]486496[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]486497[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]486498[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]486499[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]486500[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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