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Bronze Frog Green Tree Large

15cm L x 5cm H approx handmade in Australia.

$450.00 inc GST

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Large Green Tree Frog, 5cm H x 15m approx.

A large species of frog reaching up to 15 cm in body length. It has a green back, sometimes with several small white spots. The pupil is horizontal and the iris is gold. Fingers and toes are three-quarters webbed, both with large discs. Inland NSW individuals can have a blue-green back, and some northern populations have yellow on the fingers, toes, webbing.  Solid bronze and Australian made sculpture, by Louise and Pete Smit at their Queensland foundry, arguably the smallest commercial foundry in Australia. They use the 3000-year-old Lost Wax Process using the traditional foundry casting technique. Every cast is unique with each piece first produced in wax which is then coated in a ceramic slurry to build a shell of 5mm thickness. The wax is then shock eliminated at 1000 C in a kiln, sintering the shell at the same time. The wax is recycled. Molten bronze is then poured into the shell. After cooling, each shell is sandblasted to reveal the bronze, which is patinated, polished and clear coated. Enthralled by the majesty and diversity of the wildlife in this magnificent land and captivated by even the smallest of its creatures, Pete’s research for new subjects will never end.

Pete Smit (Retired)

Pete and Louise Smit, Cobble Cast, have been creating beautiful solid bronze pieces for more than 30 years in their small foundry in Queensland. They use the 3,000 year old Lost Wax Process using traditional casting techniques. Each piece is handled up to 18 times during the process and it is unconditionally guaranteed.

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