Original sculpture modelled by Randall, just added to my growing line of over 50 authentic Victorian, Sullivanesque and Art Deco architectural models.

713 clay model shown;

Two casts shown with the Buff Yellow and Old Limestone Grey finishes;

Please read the entire page, it contains details on finishes, shipping and many answers to the more common questions people have

713 East 5th Street on Manhattans Lower East Side had 2 angel panels along with some other sculptures that I removed around 1977. The building was built in 1893 by Joseph Schaffler. Joseph had a wife named Emily and a son named Jo Junior, they built a row of identical tenements on 5th street, No's 713, 715, 717, 719 and 721.

Of the five, two remain today, here are No's 719 and 721 around 1977

By around the 1910s these tenement buildings were no longer built, and with their demise also went a considerable amount of these keystones and other Victorian era ornaments that were designed to decorate these small buildings.

Soon, with architects like Sullivan, Wright and others came the more streamlined facades, the Art Deco period, taller, wider and having only accents here and there on the facade, and finally the entire architectural terra cotta industry as it existed- over 100 companies built up solely around the concept of decorating building facades- were largely gone and defunct by WWll

The sculpture is a wall hanging piece and comes with a bar hook embedded in the back. It really is a charming and very interesting piece.

SIZE: Nominal 12" high by 20" wide

General information etc applicable to all of my sculptures

NOTE: My standard cast-stone is for INTERIOR OR UNDER A COVERED PORCH/SUN ROOM ONLY! Out in the garden they might last 4 or 5 years, maybe longer before showing weathering damage.

1. If you are looking for something to place in the garden or build into a wall, I offer concrete as a special order item which takes approx 3 weeks.
   
2. All of these sculptures have a heavy wire embedded on the back to hang them on the wall.
   
3. I own the originals, copyrights in most cases, and the molds, I can produce any quantity and custom configurations as well.
   
4. All of my sculptures are personally hand-cast in my home studio not drop shipped from some commercial catalogue place in China, they are signed, numbered and dated. These are finished to order at the time of purchase.

I was a VERY avid collector of the antique architectural pieces in the 70's. At one point I had over 50 tons of salvaged architectural pieces in several storage spaces spread out through Manhattan and Brooklyn.

New designs

The clay models that can be seen by the work in progress photos on a growing number of my store pages such as 120-R "Elizabeth" Webster Hall Griffin, Nr 202-R girl keystone, Griffin panel Nr SH-R etc are obviously NOT simply molded off existing antique pieces, these hand sculpted models are created from scratch by Randall in water clay, and typically take an average of 30 hours to set up, layout and model each.

When the clay models are molded here with high quality silicone, interior cast-stone as well as concrete casts are available for clients to purchase. The mold making process usually destroys the unfired clay model.

Instead of moulding existing antiques which are limited to what happens to be for sale at a given time at antique and salvage firms, costly to purchase, typically fairly large in scale (meant to be seen from the street 5 floors below) and are more difficult to display in today's smaller homes and apartments; The Lost New York City Collection has been rapidly expanding into creating brand new original models based on authentic 19th century and early 20th century Victorian and Art Deco architectural sculptures. While I do have a small number of direct molded pieces, these are being phased out over time in favor of creating my own original models. There are some 15 designs created by Randall in the last year all in the authentic looking Victorian and Art Deco styles used on these unique 19th and early 20th century buildings.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE:

Original clay models created by Randall (and all of my casts of them produced for sale) carry my stamped model numbers, logo, date of creation and signature on one of the sides. Additionally, the casting number and casting date are inscribed by hand on the back of every cast.

General information applicable to all of my sculptures

My standard cast-stone is for INTERIOR OR UNDER A COVERED PORCH/SUN ROOM ONLY! Out in the garden they might last 4 or 5 years, maybe longer before showing weather damage.

If you are looking for something to place in the garden or build into a wall, I offer concrete as a special order item which takes approx 3 weeks. Not all pieces are available in concrete, inquire before ordering.

All of my sculptures have a heavy wire embedded on the back to hang them on the wall.

I can produce any quantity and custom configurations.

All of my sculptures are personally hand-cast in my home studio, they are signed, numbered and dated. These are finished to order at the time of purchase.

FINISHES AVAILABLE

I offer several different finishes and all finishes are available on all sculptures as you wish. The suggested default finish for each is shown in the ordering menu for each sculpture. On certain pieces- 2 metallics are standard. They vary from piece to piece, and actual colors displayed on your monitor will vary as well. From left to right (the last three are not shown) they are;

1. Old Dirty Bronze (metallic)
   
2. Old Dirty Nickel (metallic)
   
3. Bright Gold (metallic) for D4-R
   
4. Dirty limestone grey- varies from near black to very light grey.
   
5. Buff yellow.
   
6. Red terra cotta.
   
7. Taupe
   
8. Blue and Taupe combo on the SH-R Griffin panel only
   
9. Old wood brown for corbels W1,2,3,4
   

SHIPPING

I use FEDEX ground service for all shipments in the lower 48 states. I no longer ship outside the US.

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FINISHES

Old Limestone Grey $69.00 Buff Yellow $69.00 Red TerraCotta $69.00

CONCRETE

CONCRETE PLAIN $82.00 CONCRETE ACID STAINED $82.00