Randall's Lost New York City Collection.Art Deco Nr.3-RA new original sculpture by Randall
 Photos of my original clay model MEASUREMENTS: Approx 22" tall, 15" wide. 3" deep and will come with a heavy bar hook on the back to hang on the wall. HISTORY of the design Art Deco leaf- Isadore Kaplan of the New York Architectural Terra Cotta Company designed an Art Deco "leaf" in 1928 for the well known architect George F pelham who built hundreds of buildings in New York City over his career which spanned several decades. Models were made to be shown to the architects for approval of the designs, in many cases, especially in Pelham's case- they provided rough sketches or detailed drawings to the terra cotta company modellers to use to create these fantastic ornaments found on all of the older buildings. The photo did not say which building this eventually was installed on or if it was even approved and finally used, it will be interesting to someday discover this, but for now I will say that if it was used it likely is (or was) on a highrise Art Deco styled office or apartment building in midtown Manhattan. Inspired by a photo from 1928, I created my own version of this interesting work, the Art Deco design as well as it's unusual shape is what attracted my eye and motivated me. Some 20-30 hours were spent directly sculpting the model in clay, and hours of additional cleanup, detailing, texturing and refining went into the model. For size reference here is another photo
 Here is a photo of the New York Terra Cotta Company, this firm was located in Long Island City on the East River. In the top left corner the 59th street bridge (Queensboro) can be seen was under construction! The "yard" on the left can be seen filled with finished architectural terra cotta units awaiting shipment by horse and wagon, some of which can be seen. Only one building in this view, and some of the "yard" paving remains today and can be seen in Google "Earth"- the offices in the middle right of the photo.
 The new model is right in line with my personal goals as a sculptor to remain faithful to the original late artist's intent without trying to "duplicate" the design like a machine. Lostnewyorkcity is expanding into producing revived Victorian and Art Deco architectural designs in authentic Victorian and Art Deco styles. The Art Deco leaf is my sixth in this expanding sub-line being added to my overall architectural sculpture line-up. To my knowlege, very few sculptors today work with the Victorian and Art Deco designs except in restorations, now you too can own a copy of this which is NOT sold in stores or by anyone else. The cast-stone reproductions are now available of this. This is not moulded from a salvaged piece, this is my own sculpture and is sold exclusively by Randall's Lost New York City.
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New designsThe 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:Sculptures in Randall's Lost New York City Collection are copyrighted with all rights reserved, this includes reproductions of antique pieces upon which I made certain modifications, alterations or changes- the changes are copyright and reproduction of same would constitute copyright infringement. I do not sell molds, nor casts for others to replicate and will enforce my proprietary rights. I reserve the right to decline sales to anyone.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 AVAILABLEI 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;
SHIPPINGI use FEDEX ground service for all shipments in the lower 48 states. I no longer ship outside the US.
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