Portland Stone Statue for French Chateau

News and PR from stoneCIRCLE - Published 17 July 2019 stoneCIRCLE made a Portland stone version of the Diver, a sculpture by Samantha Thornton for a chateau in France

Samantha Thornton was commissioned to convert one of her existing stone sculptures, the Diver in Ancaster Weatherbed into a larger version for a client. The Wiltshire-based sculptor approached stoneCIRCLE to produce the reproduction. The company used their large Omag 5-Axis machine to carve a 1600kg block of Jordans Basebed Portland stone. The CNC technology meant that they could manufacture the sculpture directly from a 3D polystyrene model that Samantha Thornton had provided.

The final sculpture measured 123cm high x 102cm long and weighed 850kg. It was fitted onto a 1200kg black Irish Kilkenny Fossil marble base 810mm x 810mm x 650mm high before being shipped to France where it is now installed in the grounds of a chateau in the Loire valley.

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She has been installed and looks great. Thank you for all your help...

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