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Bronze Cat Sculpture: Sitting Cat II by Sue Maclaurin

Bronze Cat Sculpture: Sitting Cat II by Sue Maclaurin

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Size in cm: 9w x 9h x 5.5d cm
Size in inches: 3½"w x 3½"h x 2½"d
Weight: 590g / 1lb 4½oz

Edition: 250
Material: Foundry Cast Bronze

As ardent cat lovers at Nelson & Forbes, we are absolutely delighted to introduce to you this exquisite new sculpture: ‘Sitting Cat II’ by Sue Maclaurin.

Hand cast entirely in solid bronze, this enchanting sculpture perfectly captures everything we adore about our feline friends.

We hand cast this sculpture in a British foundry as an edition of just 250 castings worldwide, and each casting takes several weeks to create entirely by hand.

Using the ancient lost wax art of casting bronze, our dedicated team of skilled artisans create a new mould for each casting, which subsequently destroyed during the casting process, ensuring that each of the 250 castings in the edition are satisfyingly unique.

Every casting of 'Sitting Cat II' bears our ‘NF’ makers mark and the artist, Sue Maclaurin’s, signature. Once complete, it is finally numbered with its own unique edition number.

'Sitting Cat II' arrives elegantly presented in one of our beautiful handmade gift boxes, lovingly made by our expert box maker in the Midlands, and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.

The certificate was individually printed by hand from an original copper plate engraving in Hampshire, before being signed by the artist and numbered with the number of this casting. It is your guarantee that this is an original foundry casting of the sculptor’s work that she has personally approved.

This lovely sculpture complements the other bronze cats in Sue Maclaurin's Cat collection, including Crouching Cat, Cat Licking Paw, Leaping Cat, Bounding Cat, Running Cat, Stretching Cat and Playing Cat.

Buy one for yourself, buy one for the cat lover in your life.. much like the pusscat it depicts, it will make your life better simply by being there!

Creation of your bronze sculpture

Every time we cast a piece, a new mould is created and subsequently destroyed. This means that every single piece of sculpture bought from us is entirely hand made and utterly unique, which is why it is numbered by hand to tell you which casting of the edition you have bought.

1. Mould Making

A silicone rubber mould is made of the original art work. Absolutely every detail captured or missed by this mould will be reproduced in the bronze castings. Depending on the size of the mould, it may then be cut into sections for casting.

This is the master mould used to originate all castings of that piece. Each time that piece is ordered, we follow the following procedure:

2. Making the Wax Casting

Molten wax is poured into the rubber to create an exact wax duplicate of the original model.

3. Chasing the Wax

The wax is removed from the rubber mould any flaws are hand finished by a skilled craftsman.

4. Spruing

Wax rods and a wax pouring cup are carefully attached to the wax casting in just the right positions to allow bronze to be poured in any displaced air to escape. This means that no air bubbles are trapped inside the mould as they would be gaps in the finished bronze piece.

5. Investment

The wax model with attached rods is now covered in ceramic material which will form the mould for the final bronze pour. This is done by dipping the wax model carefully into investment liquid and then covering it in a fine powder before allowing it to cure (completely dry). The model is then dipped into investment liquid again and given a coating of a coarse ceramic powder. By following this procedure several times, a ceramic shell is built up around the wax model.

6. Burn-Out

The wax inside the ceramic shell is then placed in a kiln and fired. The shell bakes and the wax is melted (lost) from the shell. This creates a hollow ceramic shell mould and accounts for the term "Lost Wax" being applied to the process.

7. Casting

The ceramic mould is removed from the kiln and molten bronze is immediately poured into it, at 1200°C.

8. Break Out

Once the casting has been allowed to cool for several hours, the mould is carefully removed by hand from the bronze model inside.

9. Sandblasting

Any fragments of the ceramic shell are removed by sandblasting and the sculpture is carefully inspected at this point.

10. Assembly

All attached rods and cups (which are now bronze) are removed by hand. At this point, any segments of a large sculpture that has been cast in sections are welded together.

11.Chasing

All the weld marks and removed and rod marks are chased and re-detailed by hand. Any scars left by the rods are carefully blended to match the rest of the sculpture’s surface as intended by the artist.

12. Polishing

The bronze is hand polished in preparation for the patina.

13. Patination

The bronze is first heated before the chemical patina is applied by an artist. A patina can achieve many different colours or effects depending on the mix of chemicals used.

14. Waxing

Finally a wax coating is hand applied before the piece is polished to ensure a beautiful lustrous patina.

15. Numbering

Finally, the piece is numbered by hand. It is numbered as the casting number, followed by a slash and finally the edition size. For examples, 5/250 means that your piece was the fifth piece to be cast from the master mould out of 250 castings made. The piece also bears the signature of the artist. Sue Maclaurin pieces are marked either Sue Maclaurin, Sue Mac, or with her insignia of an S and small cat face.

Reviews

Customer Reviews 3 item(s)

Completely delighted

Overall Satisfaction

Description and photos were very helpful in deciding on this sculpture. Prompt delivery with excellent communication from Deborah Foster at Nelson and Forbes Completely delighted with the bronze !! Review by Mr. H. / (Posted on 10/04/25)

Molly

Overall Satisfaction

Miss Foster,
Thank you SO much for resolving this issue! I have never worked with anyone as responsible and dependable as you. Your kindness is appreciated more than you can imagine.
My cousin received her beautiful cat sculpture on January 20. She is thrilled & named her Molly. A name given to an object is proof positive that the recipient adores the gift! Thank you, again, for your unrelenting help!!

Review by Ms. E.D. (USA) / (Posted on 24/01/25)

Beautiful English Kitty

Overall Satisfaction

I love my kitty sculpture. I enjoy looking at your ads in the British travel magazines that we get. There are many beautiful animals.
I thought I saw Waters End in your address. My husband's family comes from Great Gaddesden and we have visited that area many times. Review by Linda B Halsey (USA) / (Posted on 28/11/24)