{"product_id":"lucid-hourglass-timer-sculpture-after-pierre-giraudon-1970s","title":"Resin Hourglass Timer Sculpture After Pierre Giraudon 1970's","description":"\u003cp\u003eVintage Hourglass Sculpture made by or after Pierre Giraudon in the 1970's.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePierre Giraudon (1923-2012) was a French botanist and biologist. His first goal as designer was \u003cspan\u003eto make the plant and animal world accessible to everyone. \u003c\/span\u003eFrom the 1960's he started working with resin, and untill the 1980's \u003cspan\u003ehe created sculptures and other objects in resin. He didn't see himself as an artist and only rarely he signed his creations. Therefore it is hard or impossible to determine if an object was made by or after Pierre Giraudon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis sculpture is made of an hourglass which was fully embedded in resin. After the hardening of the resin the sculpture was polished to obtain the sharp edges. The condition is good, there is a little chip on one edge, there are some scratches on top and bottom and also the resin has aged slightly. It has turned a bit yellowish. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe height of the sculpture is 23.8 cm. and the base is 8.8 x 8.4 cm. The weight is 1850 grams!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTake a good look at the photos for a good impression of this beautiful vintage piece!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Volanticus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55373045465415,"sku":null,"price":395.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/5736\/9415\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_9515c5f9-03a7-4c6d-ad81-2dd959a6b757.jpg?v=1791640695","url":"https:\/\/volanticus.com\/products\/lucid-hourglass-timer-sculpture-after-pierre-giraudon-1970s","provider":"Volanticus","version":"1.0","type":"link"}