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Verdigris Bronze Ginkgo Leaf Sundial Sculpture by Richard Robinson of Cranbrook
$4,000
£3,035.61
€3,497.67
CA$5,651.36
A$6,055.34
CHF 3,248.27
MX$71,726.40
NOK 40,975.09
SEK 37,485.86
DKK 26,128.05
About the Item
Bronze Ginkgo Leaf sundial by Cranbrook artist Richard Robinson
USA 1990
Solid bronze ginkgo leaf form with incised markers and an organic flowing stem gnomon
Conceived as an edition of 25, only two examples were ultimately cast. The first is held on permanent display at Cranbrook House and Gardens, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, as illustrated in the last 2 images.
Signed and dated 1990
Numbered 2/25
From the North American Sundial Society:
"In Cranbrook Gardens, where works of art topiary and American crafts are displayed, one can find a brass horizontal dial transformed into a beautiful sculpture of a ginkgo leaf with the stem serving as the style. Hour lines are the radiating leaf veins. A small circle with Arabic numbers delineates each hour from 6am to 6pm..The ginkgo leaf sundial is about 40 cm and the height of the tail about 14 cm. The sundial hour circle is about 20 cm in diameter.
The Sundial Garden is named for the ginkgo leaf shaped sundial, using the ginkgo as a symbol beauty in their form and structure, and celebrated symbols of hope, strength, and resilience. Installed in 1982, this is the only garden that is a constant memorial to a former Cranbrook House and Gardens Auxiliary member. It was sculpted by Richard Robinson, a 1981 Cranbrook graduate. A second dial was cast for a Cranbrook Auxilliary Volunteer, who spearheaded the casting of the Ginkgo Sundial design"
- Dimensions:Height: 7.5 in (19.05 cm)Width: 17.5 in (44.45 cm)Depth: 13.5 in (34.29 cm)
- Style:Organic Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:Bronze,Cast
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- Date of Manufacture:1990
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Excellent condition, indoor displayed. Age appropriate wear and patina.
- Seller Location:Troy, MI
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU8950244964052
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