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Bronze Hare Sculpture: Garden Alert Hare by Sue Maclaurin (Life Size)

Bronze Hare Sculpture: Garden Alert Hare by Sue Maclaurin (Life Size)

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Including VAT: $3,829.93 Excluding VAT: $3,191.61

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Will be dispatched on: Monday 30th June

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Size in cm: 24w x 46h x 17d cm
Size in inches: 9½"w x 18"h x 6¾"d
Weight: 7.3kg / 16lb 1½oz

Edition: 95
Material: Foundry Cast Bronze

Following in the illustrious paw-prints of Sue Maclaurin’s magnificent Garden Flying Hare, we are delighted to introduce the incredibly charismatic new life size Garden Alert Hare.

Measuring 46cm/18” high, this majestic sculpture gazes imperiously out across his domain, truly master of all he surveys. Sculpted as one of a pair, with the new Garden Seated Hare, this impressive sculpture is equally happy to be displayed inside or out, adorning a cozy fireplace or perhaps catching your eye from across the lawn.

This sculpture is lovingly cast by hand in our British foundry as a limited edition of just 95 castings worldwide. Cast in foundry bronze (NOT resin!) and weighing 7.3kg / 16lb 1½oz, it arrives encased in a bespoke handmade timber crate, accompanied by an artist signed certificate of authenticity. Every casting is marked with the artist’s signature and its own unique edition number, marking it out as a truly unique piece.

This sculpture arrives carefully hand packed in a bespoke, handmade wooden crate (shown in the last two photographs), ensuring that you receive it in perfect condition.

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 9 item(s)

Just what we were looking for!

Overall Satisfaction

We are delighted with our hare, Howard, he has pride of place in our inglenook fireplace and is admired by all who visit. Review by Shirley / (Posted on 22/04/2025)

80th Birthday Present in pride of place

Overall Satisfaction

I’m very pleased with my hare, it was an 80th birthday present from my wife and has a pride of place on a stone here in our garden in France.
By the way the hare was beautifully packed, arriving in pristine condition.
Pass my congratulations to the artist for the beautiful work.

Review by Mr. T.B. (France) / (Posted on 25/07/2024)

We are thrilled with them

Overall Satisfaction

Yes the hares arrived safely yesterday and are now resting comfortably after their long journey. We are thrilled with them as they exceed our expectations. So thanks to you, and to the artist.
The packing/crating process was remarkable. Since I worked in a shipping/mail room for 4 summers during college, I do know a few things about safely packing heavy items for shipment. And I can say this was a remarkable execution of how to do it correctly. So kudos to your team. Review by Mr. A.C. (USA) / (Posted on 03/08/2023)

Horace Hare

Overall Satisfaction

I love my sculpture - he's called Horace the best birthday present. Review by Gail / (Posted on 02/11/2021)

Bronze

Overall Satisfaction

Delivery was perfectly on time and the Bronze Hare Sculpture is magnificent! I have a very happy wife! Thank you very much. Review by Stephen / (Posted on 26/10/2020)

Delighted

Overall Satisfaction

Today I presented Frances and Andy with " ' Enrie the Alert" for their anniversary. Delighted? - I should say so and I was so pleased with the giving. That being so, I look forward to doing the same with "Gazeur 'Etoile" and I would hope that it is now, or shortly will be at the foundry for casting.

Review by Mr. M.B. / (Posted on 06/10/2020)

Perfectly Gorgeous

Overall Satisfaction

I just want to let you know how thrilled I am with my perfect/ly gorgeous hare which arrived on schedule in a very smart wooden box. I held on till Easter Sunday to open him as my special treat!
Thanks again for your efficient service.
Review by Mrs. G.B. (Ireland) / (Posted on 25/04/2020)

Fantastic

Overall Satisfaction

The hares (all four of them) look fantastic and everyone who sees them asks where we got them and I happily tell them. Thanks. Review by Mr. R.M. / (Posted on 22/04/2020)

He is beautiful, my son so pleased with him

Overall Satisfaction

I wish to say thank you so much for the excellent service and the safe deliverance of Harry, Alert Hare. He is beautiful, my son is so pleased with him and he stands on guard in the entrance hall. I had not realised that my son already had the small Flying Hare, what a coincidence. Review by Mrs. B.M. / (Posted on 05/08/2019)