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Wedgwood Museum Original Bronze Sculpture: Large Lying Girl by Jonathan Sanders

Wedgwood Museum Original Bronze Sculpture: Large Lying Girl by Jonathan Sanders
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  • Wedgwood Museum Original Bronze Sculpture: Large Lying Girl by Jonathan Sanders
  • Wedgwood Museum Original Bronze Sculpture: Large Lying Girl by Jonathan Sanders
  • Wedgwood Museum Original Bronze Sculpture: Large Lying Girl by Jonathan Sanders
  • Wedgwood Museum Original Bronze Sculpture: Large Lying Girl by Jonathan Sanders
  • Wedgwood Museum Original Bronze Sculpture: Large Lying Girl by Jonathan Sanders
  • Large Lying Girl and Reading Boy Bronze Sculpture
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28 September 2020: This edition has now sold out.

We have sold all 250 castings of this piece, so the edition has now been closed and no more castings will be made.


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Size in cm: 20.5w x 8h x 5.5d cm
Size in inches: 8¼"w x 3¼"h x 2¼"d
Weight: 1.1kg / 2lb 5½oz

Edition: 250
Material: Foundry Cast Bronze

Following the success of "Lying Girl", many collectors asked if Jonathan Sanders would sculpt a larger piece in the same pose.  We are therefore pleased to introduce to you "Large Lying Girl".

This sculpture was hand cast by Nelson & Forbes in a British foundry, in an edition of just 250. Depicting a girl reading a book, the sculpture is presented in a high quality English hand made gift box and is accompanied by a numbered booklet of information, signed by the artist, Jonathan Sanders. This booklet is your guarantee that this is an original foundry casting of Jonathan Sanders's work that he has personally approved.

Jonathan Sanders was invited by The Wedgwood Museum to create a range of contemporary bronze sculpture, inspired by its collections.

The Wedgwood Museum Collection is a unique record of the history of the Wedgwood company and of high quality English manufacturing. It includes a large range of manuscripts, correspondence, factory equipment, trials and original models as well as fine art by the likes of George Stubbs and Joshua Reynolds and, of course, ceramics. The basis of the collection can be traced back to the founder, Josiah Wedgwood I, who, conscious of the experimental nature of the work he was undertaking, kept his trials and experiments for posterity.

When Jonathan Sanders visited the museum, he says that he was ‘Utterly bowled over by the quality and beauty of so much of the collection, which represents the best in English design and production over the past 250 years’.

He was particularly entranced by the Domestic Employment series of Jasperware, depicting young children going about their day to day life, typically engaged in ‘domestic employment’. The depictions are a beautiful and some might say a slightly romantic view of how ordinary children experienced life in the 1780s, from the point of view of the aristocrat, Lady Elizabeth Templetown.

“I couldn’t help but compare those scenes with the lives of my own children”, he says, “and was inspired to sculpt a collection of pieces of them going about their every day life today.”

The resulting pieces are a depiction, by a contemporary artist, of the domestic life of today’s English child and Nelson & Forbes are proud to have the opportunity to produce them by hand in England, just as Wedgwood have done for many generations.

This bronze casting is a perfect recreation of Jonathan Sanders's original sculpture and took two weeks to create. It bears the artist's signature and its own unique edition number. As every piece is cast by hand, each one is an original and so will be very slightly different to the last.

‘The Wedgwood Museum’ is a trade mark belonging to the Wedgwood Museum Trust Limited.

Reviews

Customer Reviews 8 item(s)

Lying Girl
Overall Satisfaction
It's beautiful. Purchased as Xmas gift for the wife. She loves it and has it placed near her chair so she see's it all the time.

Review by Gary / (Posted on 22/01/2019)
A present for my husband's birthday and he is so happy with it
Overall Satisfaction
Thank you Debbie.
I think your service is excellent. I received the large lying girl yesterday and it is lovely. It was a present for my husband's birthday and he is so happy with it.
Our daughter is away at the moment travelling in Australia and your sculpture reminds us so much of her.
Review by Mrs. I.V / (Posted on 16/03/2018)
Thank you
Overall Satisfaction
Thank you so much for your extremely prompt service. I am absolutely delighted with my Lying Girl.
Review by P.B. / (Posted on 02/02/2017)
Extremely Pleased
Overall Satisfaction
Over the past couple of weeks’ or so you have kindly despatched to me six delightful bronze sculptures, three from each of the above sculptors. I am extremely pleased with all six items and am very grateful to you for your very prompt and professional service.

If either Sue Maclaurin or Jonathan Sanders produce any further large pieces in the future, I was wondering if you would be kind enough to let me know as I would like to continue to add to my collection over the course of time. Thank you.

Many thanks, again, for your outstanding service over the past couple of weeks, which is greatly appreciated. Review by A.P. / (Posted on 30/01/2017)
Very Impressed
Overall Satisfaction
Just a quick note to say my two ‘Girls’ have just arrived. I am delighted with her (the other is a present – shame!) and we are getting to know one another this morning! I was very impressed too with the swift delivery and excellent service the courier provided, keeping the recipient up-to-date with delivery information. So, many thanks and I can see myself browsing the catalogue and ordering again in the future. Review by M.G. / (Posted on 30/01/2017)
She is beautiful
Overall Satisfaction
Hi Deborah,
Received the "Large girl lying down" this AM. She is beautiful. So glad our son-in-law came along to see it - Jill, our daughter will absolutely love her.
Thank you. Review by H.W. / (Posted on 30/01/2017)
Greatly admired
Overall Satisfaction
Just to let you know my husband was absolutely delighted with the Lying Girl for his birthday, and is very much looking forward to receiving the Lying Boy later this year.
Thank you so much for all your help on this and if you could also thank Jonathan Sanders, the design and workmanship has been widely admired by friends over the new year period. The fact we have 2 children who love to read means that they have a real sentimental meaning to us as well.
I look forward to hearing from you later this year. Review by C. / (Posted on 30/01/2017)
100% customer satusfaction
Overall Satisfaction
I ordered 2 statues similar size and both of the girls range. They arrived beautifully boxed and very well protected. They are absolutely beautiful and I'm sure I will be ordering more. Review by pauline / (Posted on 28/01/2017)