Bronze Dog Sculpture: Golden Retriever by Sue Maclaurin
The Golden Retriever – soft, loving, friendly and dependable – is one of Britain’s most popular breeds of dog.
As well as its calm and gentle demeanour, the Golden Retriever is also extraordinarily intelligent, making it a fantastic working dog. They excel as sniffer and tracker dogs as well as making excellent assistance dogs in…
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The Golden Retriever – soft, loving, friendly and dependable – is one of Britain’s most popular breeds of dog.
As well as its calm and gentle demeanour, the Golden Retriever is also extraordinarily intelligent, making it a fantastic working dog. They excel as sniffer and tracker dogs as well as making excellent assistance dogs in all situations, and have been indispensable as guide dogs for the blind for decades.
Sue Maclaurin’s bronze sculpture of a Golden Retriever captures her subject in all its hairy, gorgeous, happy calmness, for you to enjoy for many years to come. Whether as memory of a dear departed pet, or as a gift for someone who adores their Retriever, this Golden Retriever sculpture is sure to be a gift they will treasure for years.
Hand cast in solid bronze our British foundry as a limited edition of just 250 castings worldwide, this Golden Retriever sculpture arrives beautifully gift boxed, ready to be given as a wonderful gift.
Each casting bears the artist’s signature and its own unique edition number, and arrives accompanied by a numbered and artist signed certificate of authenticity.
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We use the ancient art of Lost Wax Casting to hand cast your sculpture in solid bronze metal, never resin or ‘cold cast’ bronze. Each time a piece is cast, a new mould is created and then destroyed, ensuring that every sculpture you purchase from us is utterly unique. Each piece is individually numbered by hand, indicating its specific casting number within the edition, and bears the artist’s signature, and our ‘NF’ maker’s mark.
Creation of the Master Mould
A single-use mould is meticulously created from the original artwork. This is the heart of the process—every detail captured here will be perfectly replicated in bronze. Molten wax is then poured into this mould, creating a precise duplicate of the artist’s original sculpture.
The Bronze Pour
The wax model is coated in a ceramic shell and then fired in a kiln, a process that melts and “loses” the wax. This creates a hollow ceramic mould. Molten bronze, heated to an incredible 1200°C/2200°F, is immediately poured into this mould. Once cooled, the ceramic shell is carefully broken away, revealing the raw bronze sculpture inside.
Hand Finishing & Patina
The raw bronze sculpture is expertly hand-finished by our skilled artisans. This final stage is where the sculpture’s character comes to life. Our craftsman applies heat and a chemical patina to the sculpture, creating a unique colour and effect. Finally, a protective wax coating is carefully applied and polished, giving the sculpture a beautiful, lustrous finish.
Authenticity & Numbering
Every piece is numbered by hand, authenticating its place within the limited edition and ensuring your sculpture is truly unique. It also bears our ‘NF’ maker’s mark, and the artist’s signature, a final mark of authenticity and quality.
What Our Customers Are Saying
These are the real thing
Dear Debbie, My Standing Retriever and Standing Springer arrived duly and safely. I am absolutely delighted with both! The only snag is…
Beautiful “Goldie” Sculpture
This was a surprise present from my husband, to me a Golden Retriever owner. I am lucky enough to have owned Golden…
Golden Treasure
We have been fortunate to have three Goldens in our lives over the last twenty-five years. Sue’s sculpture is outstanding, capturing the…
For lovers of Goldens..
The bronze arrived timely and well packed. My wife loved it and is displaying it proudly next to her Daum crystal Golden…
Simply the Finest
Even finer than expected and a wonderful reminder of our fall days afield with Trudy, our Golden Retriever.
Retriever and standing labrador sculptures.
We purchased one of each of the above bronze sculptures and are delighted with both. The standing labrador is just the spitting…
Fab sculpture – so detailed
As we were picking up our Working Goldie puppy just before Christmas I thought this sculpture would be a fantastic way of…
Bronze Golden Retriever
I am very pleased with my sculpture and the detailing is excellent, it looks very much like my dog !
BRONZE DOG
Well pleased with the Golden Retriever bronze – lovely reminder of the 4 ‘Goldens’ we have had over the years.
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