{"id":2980,"date":"2016-08-13T09:59:02","date_gmt":"2016-08-13T14:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/?p=2980"},"modified":"2016-08-13T09:59:02","modified_gmt":"2016-08-13T14:59:02","slug":"anri-clown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/?p=2980","title":{"rendered":"Anri Clown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Here&#8217;s a really nice older Anri Clown that looks like it may date back to when they were made in the Groden Valley.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>This piece came in with an older repair applied to a broken nose and there was a small spot of impact damage to the hair.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/clown.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2980]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2981 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/clown.jpg\" alt=\"clown\" width=\"182\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/clown.jpg 271w, http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/clown-64x150.jpg 64w, http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/clown-128x300.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Lucky for me the older repair wasn&#8217;t done well and came off easily and clean.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/clown_repair_removed.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2980]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2982 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/clown_repair_removed.jpg\" alt=\"clown_repair_removed\" width=\"273\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/clown_repair_removed.jpg 652w, http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/clown_repair_removed-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/clown_repair_removed-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>A new chunk of wood was added to the broken nose and a small piece added to fix impact damage to the hair.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/clown_glue_up.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2980]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2990 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/clown_glue_up.jpg\" alt=\"clown_glue_up\" width=\"299\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/clown_glue_up.jpg 653w, http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/clown_glue_up-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/clown_glue_up-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Here are pictures of the piece after a lot of carving, blending, painting, and staining.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/paint_3.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2980]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2987 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/paint_3.jpg\" alt=\"paint_3\" width=\"198\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/paint_3.jpg 321w, http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/paint_3-63x150.jpg 63w, http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/paint_3-125x300.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/paint_1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2980]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2983 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/paint_1.jpg\" alt=\"paint_1\" width=\"209\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/paint_1.jpg 369w, http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/paint_1-69x150.jpg 69w, http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/paint_1-137x300.jpg 137w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/paint_2.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2980]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2984 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/paint_2.jpg\" alt=\"paint_2\" width=\"206\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/paint_2.jpg 337w, http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/paint_2-64x150.jpg 64w, http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/paint_2-128x300.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>The customer sent final pictures off to an Anri expert in Italy for their opinion before final acceptance of the piece.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>The verdict was &#8220;Perfecto!&#8221;.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Here&#8217;s a really nice older Anri Clown that looks like it may date back to when they were made in the Groden Valley. &nbsp; This piece came in with an older repair applied to a broken nose and there was a small spot of impact damage to the hair. &nbsp; &nbsp; Lucky for me 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