A Carved STOOL WITH PUTTI 1860 unpainted
 
The design will be supplied as a kit and unfinished. It is very easy to assemble. Insert for upholsery currently not supplied
Description from Adrian Alan website: "A Fine Carved and Giltwood Piano Stool, in the Manner of Andrea Brustolon carved with four expressive cherubs resting on scrolled volutes which extend above the upholstered seat. The apron is carved with acanthus and scrolls framing diapered panels and raised on four scroll legs.
Andrea Brustolon (b. 1662 – d. 1732) was a Venetian sculptor and carver known for his exuberant Baroque style furniture and devotional sculptures. He trained in the local tradition at Belluno in the Venetian terraferma and in the studio of the Genoese sculptor Filippo Parodi who carried out commissions at Padua and Venice. His high Baroque style was undoubtedly influenced by two years spent in Rome from 1678 – 1680 where he was exposed to the sculpture of Bernini and his contemporaries.
The first phase of his working career was spent in Venice, 1680-1685. His furniture including armchairs with figural sculptures that take the place of front legs and armrest supports were inspired by his experience of Bernini’s Cathedra Petri.
His style inspired many imitators, both contemporary, and later. The Venetian sculptor Valentino Panciera Besarel (1829-1902) made upholstered armchairs in the Brustolon manner from the 1860s, and this elegant and playful stool may be by his hand.
Italian, Circa 1860."
 
Made from resin
Unfinished in kit form
 
Sold individually
 
Dimensions
Height  5cm x Length 5.5cm x Depth  5cm (floor to seat 3.7cm)
 
NOTES
Resin Items
All resin items come unfinished (unless stated otherwise) and will require a small amount of "cleaning" - this will involve removing any printing support nodules using a sharp knife and or snips and also sanding sections to a smooth finish. This is very easy to do and takes minutes.
Always prime the resin item after any assembly. The primer will help to stick the paint to the surface. Once primed you can proceed with any paint finish you prefer from gilding to aged paint finishing. 
 
Pewter Items
As with all my  designs the pieces will require a little cleaning using a file and/or sandpaper. The metal is very soft so this is a simple and satifying part of the build process. 
I tend to use superglue (Hafixx being my favoured choice) with a super glue activator to speed things up. 
 
To paint the item I strongly recommend a metal primer. Spray primers are the easiest and just a light coat with give the paint something to 'key' with......then the choice is yours. I use all types of paints from acrylics to cellulose spray paints. All have their own merits and so I choose according to the finish I wish to create. 
After applying my coats of paint I will always add an aging layer of raw umber acrylic (water it down and then paint and wipe off to leave the dark paint in the recesses). Aging can be very rewarding and there are many options for this. One little recommendation is to use rotten stone/pumice stone powder to add what I like to describe as "dust" to the piece. It is a powder and will always be a powder unless mixed with a binder such as glue. The powder is a soft grey and if it is brished on then off it will leave a slight dusting in the recesses of the design. 
A final flourish of splatter (very subtle brown/grey applied with by splattering the paint from a bristled brush such as a toothbrush) adds a little more interest.