editor Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Now you can own your own skyscraper. Well, not really. It's a statue. It's a great conversation piece, and looks good on an office desk or a shelf at home. Click here for a larger, more detailed photograph. (It doesn't really lean -- that's a thing with the camea lens) This was created by an artist who works at a foundry in Pennsylvania. In his spare time, he creates molds of these skyscrapers by hand, then takes them to work where they're turned into solid brass sculptures. Unfortunately, the process destroys the molds, so there are only five of each created before the mold is ruined. In short -- these are fairly unique. Further, this is SOLID METAL. He told me it's brass, and I have no reason to doubt him, but I know nothing about metal other than that it's really quite heavy for its size. This particular one is the Bank of China (Hong Kong) Tower in Hong Kong. It's a little under five inches tall. On the four sides of the base it reads BOC. HK/369 M/IM PEI/1989. When the artist was still making these, they sold on his web site for about $150. I'm only asking $45, plus $8 shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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