{"product_id":"dog-statue-bust-cast-iron-colonel-barkley-29cm","title":"Colonel Barkley French Provincial Dog Bust in a Shirt, Rust Cast Iron 29cm","description":"\u003cstyle\u003edetails.cl-faq summary{list-style:none;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:12px}details.cl-faq summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}details.cl-faq summary::after{content:\"\\25BE\";color:#C2A46F;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1;transition:transform 0.25s ease;flex-shrink:0}details.cl-faq[open] summary::after{transform:rotate(180deg)}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"max-width: 100%; line-height: 1.8;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0 0 20px 0;\"\u003eA gundog in a pressed shirt, looking off at something you cannot see.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 15px; margin: 0 0 24px 0;\"\u003eColonel Barkley is a dog head bust cast in \u003cstrong\u003esolid iron\u003c\/strong\u003e and finished in a \u003cstrong\u003enatural rust patina\u003c\/strong\u003e: a smooth-coated hound with soft folded ears, wearing a buttoned collared shirt, mounted on a turned pedestal foot with a square base. He weighs 4 kg, which is the difference between cast iron and the resin pieces that copy this shape. The casting carries the fold of each ear, the collar points and the line of buttons down the front.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 15px; margin: 0 0 28px 0;\"\u003eAt 29cm he is the size of a table lamp, small enough to lift with one hand and characterful enough to hold a console on his own. He is built for outdoor life: the pedestal gives him a flat stable foot, and the rust patina is a finish rather than a fault, so weather deepens him instead of wearing him out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family: 'Playfair Display',Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 0 0 14px 0; font-style: italic; font-weight: 500;\"\u003eWhy we love it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 40px; height: 2px; background: #C2A46F; margin: 0 0 18px 0;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0 0 28px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"padding: 8px 0 8px 22px; position: relative; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(194,164,111,0.25); font-size: 15px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"position: absolute; left: 0; top: 8px; color: #c2a46f; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1;\"\u003e◆\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe expression\u003c\/strong\u003e, a working dog's face on a gentleman's bust, played completely straight, which is what makes it funny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"padding: 8px 0 8px 22px; position: relative; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(194,164,111,0.25); font-size: 15px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"position: absolute; left: 0; top: 8px; color: #c2a46f; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1;\"\u003e◆\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe shirt\u003c\/strong\u003e, collar, placket and buttons all worked, so the joke lands close up as well as across the room\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"padding: 8px 0 8px 22px; position: relative; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(194,164,111,0.25); font-size: 15px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"position: absolute; left: 0; top: 8px; color: #c2a46f; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1;\"\u003e◆\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe weight\u003c\/strong\u003e, 4 kg of solid cast iron on a pedestal foot, so he holds a shelf edge without a thought\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"padding: 8px 0 8px 22px; position: relative; font-size: 15px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"position: absolute; left: 0; top: 8px; color: #c2a46f; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1;\"\u003e◆\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe rust patina\u003c\/strong\u003e, deep amber across the muzzle and shoulders, russet in the folds of the shirt, and it only improves outdoors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #E2DDD4; color: #2e3547; border-radius: 6px; padding: 24px 26px; margin: 0 0 40px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family: 'Playfair Display',Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px; color: #2e3547; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 0 0 14px 0; font-style: italic; font-weight: 500;\"\u003eDimensions \u0026amp; Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 40px; height: 2px; background: #C2A46F; margin: 0 0 18px 0;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px; font-size: 11px; color: #2e3547; letter-spacing: 1.2px; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 600; width: 42%; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(46,53,71,0.15);\"\u003eSize\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px; font-size: 15px; color: #2e3547; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(46,53,71,0.15); font-weight: 300;\"\u003e9 x 13 x 29 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px; font-size: 11px; color: #2e3547; letter-spacing: 1.2px; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 600; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(46,53,71,0.15);\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px; font-size: 15px; color: #2e3547; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(46,53,71,0.15); font-weight: 300;\"\u003e4 kg net, 4.5 kg packed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px; font-size: 11px; color: #2e3547; letter-spacing: 1.2px; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 600; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(46,53,71,0.15);\"\u003eMaterials\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px; font-size: 15px; color: #2e3547; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(46,53,71,0.15); font-weight: 300;\"\u003eSolid cast iron\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px; font-size: 11px; color: #2e3547; letter-spacing: 1.2px; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 600; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(46,53,71,0.15);\"\u003eFinish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px; font-size: 15px; color: #2e3547; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(46,53,71,0.15); font-weight: 300;\"\u003eNatural rust patina, hand-finished\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px; font-size: 11px; color: #2e3547; letter-spacing: 1.2px; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 600; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(46,53,71,0.15);\"\u003eStyle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px; font-size: 15px; color: #2e3547; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(46,53,71,0.15); font-weight: 300;\"\u003eFrench Provincial · anthropomorphic · classical\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px; font-size: 11px; color: #2e3547; letter-spacing: 1.2px; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eSuitable for\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px; font-size: 15px; color: #2e3547; font-weight: 300;\"\u003eIndoor, covered outdoor, or open garden. Built to weather.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family: 'Playfair Display',Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 0 0 14px 0; font-style: italic; font-weight: 500;\"\u003eHow to style it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 40px; height: 2px; background: #C2A46F; margin: 0 0 18px 0;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 15px; margin: 0 0 14px 0;\"\u003eHe is a profile piece on a pedestal, so treat him like a small bust rather than an ornament.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0 0 24px 22px; padding: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 15px;\"\u003eStand him on a hall console or a bookshelf at eye level\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 15px;\"\u003ePut him on a desk where the shirt collar reads at close range\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 15px;\"\u003eSet him on a garden table or a wall cap under cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 15px;\"\u003ePair him with \u003ca style=\"color: #c2a46f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/chateauliving.com.au\/collections\/products\/dog-statue-bust-cast-iron-captain-houndsley-26cm\"\u003eCaptain Houndsley\u003c\/a\u003e, the terrier in a bow tie, for two dogs at odds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 15px;\"\u003eGroup him with the rest of our \u003ca style=\"color: #c2a46f; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/chateauliving.com.au\/collections\/garden-sculptures\"\u003egarden sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #E2DDD4; color: #2e3547; border-radius: 6px; padding: 18px 22px; border-left: 4px solid #C2A46F; margin: 0 0 40px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 16px; color: #2e3547; margin: 0; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-style: normal; font-family: 'Playfair Display',Georgia,serif; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #2e3547; display: block; margin-bottom: 6px; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eStylist's Tip\u003c\/strong\u003eGive him something to look at. He is cast mid-glance rather than facing front, so angle him towards a doorway or a window and he reads as though he has just noticed someone arriving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family: 'Playfair Display',Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 0 0 14px 0; font-style: italic; font-weight: 500;\"\u003eCare \u0026amp; Keeping\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 40px; height: 2px; background: #C2A46F; margin: 0 0 18px 0;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 15px; margin: 0 0 40px 0;\"\u003eWipe with a soft dry cloth to lift dust out of the ear folds and around the shirt collar. The rust patina is a finished surface and needs no sealing. Place a felt pad or a saucer underneath on pale stone or painted timber, and keep harsh chemical cleaners and abrasive pads away from him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #E2DDD4; color: #2e3547; border-radius: 6px; padding: 24px 26px; margin: 0 0 28px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family: 'Playfair Display',Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px; color: #2e3547; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 0 0 14px 0; font-style: italic; font-weight: 500;\"\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 40px; height: 2px; background: #C2A46F; margin: 0 0 8px 0;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"cl-faq\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(46,53,71,0.15); padding: 14px 0;\" open=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"font-weight: 500; color: #2e3547; cursor: pointer; font-size: 15px;\"\u003eCan he live outside all year?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7; color: #2e3547;\"\u003eYes. Iron with a natural rust patina is made for open weather, and rain deepens the colour rather than harming it. On pale stone or decking, set a pad underneath so run off does not mark the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"cl-faq\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(46,53,71,0.15); padding: 14px 0;\" open=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"font-weight: 500; color: #2e3547; cursor: pointer; font-size: 15px;\"\u003eWhat is he made of?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7; color: #2e3547;\"\u003eSolid cast iron throughout, pedestal included, finished by hand in a natural rust patina. At 4 kg he is many times the weight of the resin dog busts sold at this size.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"cl-faq\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(46,53,71,0.15); padding: 14px 0;\" open=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"font-weight: 500; color: #2e3547; cursor: pointer; font-size: 15px;\"\u003eHow big is he?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7; color: #2e3547;\"\u003e9cm wide, 13cm deep and 29cm tall, at 4 kg net. The second photo shows him beside a 30cm wine bottle to scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"cl-faq\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(46,53,71,0.15); padding: 14px 0;\" open=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"font-weight: 500; color: #2e3547; cursor: pointer; font-size: 15px;\"\u003eWhat breed is he?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7; color: #2e3547;\"\u003eHe is not cast to a breed standard. He reads closest to a labrador or a pointer, with the soft folded ear and the smooth coat, but he is a character rather than a portrait.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"cl-faq\" style=\"padding: 14px 0 0 0;\" open=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"font-weight: 500; color: #2e3547; cursor: pointer; font-size: 15px;\"\u003eWill mine look exactly like the photos?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7; color: #2e3547;\"\u003eClose. The patina is applied by hand, so the depth and spread of the rust varies from piece to piece, and no two come out quite the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; padding: 10px 14px; border-left: 2px solid #C2A46F; margin: 0; font-style: italic; opacity: 0.9;\"\u003eBecause Colonel Barkley is hand-finished, slight variations in patina, texture, and grain are natural and add to the unique character of each piece. 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