{"product_id":"dark-patinated-metal-portrait-bust-bearded-gentleman-on-turned-pedestal","title":"Dark Patinated Metal Portrait Bust — Bearded Gentleman on Turned Pedestal","description":"\u003cp\u003eA cabinet bust of considerable character, cast in metal and finished in a deep, uniform dark patina that lends the piece the gravitas of aged bronze. The subject is a bearded gentleman of evident distinction — his collar detailed with period dress, a medallion or chain visible at his chest, his expression composed and inward, the features modelled with the confidence of a sculptor working from life or from a strong artistic tradition of portraiture. The curling hair and trimmed beard place him within the aesthetic of an earlier century, the bust itself a form that has been used to honour the notable and the celebrated since antiquity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe piece sits on a short turned pedestal base, the transition from bust to plinth handled cleanly. The surface finish is consistent throughout — no gilding, no contrast, only the quiet authority of darkened metal — which gives the piece a restraint and seriousness entirely appropriate to the portrait tradition it inhabits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA refined addition to a library, study, or collector's shelf — the kind of object that implies a room has been lived in and thought in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWidth: 18 cm Depth: 8 cm Height: 30 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach piece is unique and handmade to order.\u003cbr\u003eContact us to enquire about this piece.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Al Maleh House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43626456285297,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"MAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/2235\/2497\/files\/Firefly_GeminiFlash_Removethebackgroundfromthisproductphoto.Thepieceisasmalldarkpatinatedme157979.png?v=1783600467","url":"https:\/\/almalehhouse.com\/products\/dark-patinated-metal-portrait-bust-bearded-gentleman-on-turned-pedestal","provider":"Al Maleh House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}