{"product_id":"pig-statue-cast-iron-farmer-hamish-sitting-22cm","title":"Farmer Hamish Sitting French Provincial Pig Statue in Gumboots, Rust Cast Iron 22.5cm","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\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 pig in a straw hat and four gumboots, sitting down for a minute.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:15px;margin:0 0 24px 0;\"\u003eFarmer Hamish is a pig cast in \u003cstrong\u003esolid iron\u003c\/strong\u003e and finished in a \u003cstrong\u003enatural rust patina\u003c\/strong\u003e, sitting upright on his haunches in a wide straw sun hat with a rubber gumboot on each of his four feet. He weighs 4 kg, which is the difference between cast iron and the resin pieces that copy this shape. The casting carries the weave of the hat brim, the tread and pull-tabs on the boots and the creases across his shoulders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:15px;margin:0 0 28px 0;\"\u003eAt 22.5cm tall and 25cm across he sits about the size of a large cat, low and solid and best met at ground level. He is built for outdoor life: the weight keeps him upright in wind, 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 gumboots\u003c\/strong\u003e, four of them, properly cast with tread and pull-tabs, which is the detail everyone picks up first\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 straw hat\u003c\/strong\u003e, the weave worked right across the brim rather than smoothed into a disc\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, so children and weather both leave him where he is\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 back and the hat, russet in the creases, 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\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;\"\u003e25 x 18 x 22.5 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, 4.48 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 · farmhouse · storybook\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\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 low, wide piece with the joke at ground level, so resist putting him up high.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0 0 24px 22px;padding:0;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:10px;font-size:15px;\"\u003eSit him at the foot of a doorway or on a bottom step\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:10px;font-size:15px;\"\u003eSet him in a vegetable bed or beside a potting bench, which is where he belongs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:10px;font-size:15px;\"\u003ePut him at the edge of a lawn where people walk past close\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\/pig-statue-cast-iron-farmer-hamish-standing-32cm\"\u003eFarmer Hamish Standing\u003c\/a\u003e, the same character on all four feet\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\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\u003ePut him low and slightly off the path, half into the planting. He is funniest when you come upon him rather than when he is presented to you.\u003c\/p\u003e\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 weave of the hat and around the boot tops. 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;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"font-weight:500;color:#2e3547;cursor:pointer;font-size:15px;\"\u003eCan he live outside all year?\u003c\/summary\u003e\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\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails class=\"cl-faq\" style=\"border-bottom:1px solid rgba(46,53,71,0.15);padding:14px 0;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"font-weight:500;color:#2e3547;cursor:pointer;font-size:15px;\"\u003eWhat is he made of?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0 0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.7;color:#2e3547;\"\u003eSolid cast iron throughout, hat and boots included, finished by hand in a natural rust patina. At 4 kg he is many times the weight of the resin pigs sold at this size.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails class=\"cl-faq\" style=\"border-bottom:1px solid rgba(46,53,71,0.15);padding:14px 0;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"font-weight:500;color:#2e3547;cursor:pointer;font-size:15px;\"\u003eHow big is he?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0 0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.7;color:#2e3547;\"\u003e25cm wide, 18cm deep and 22.5cm tall, at 4 kg net. The second photo shows him beside a 30cm wine bottle to scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails class=\"cl-faq\" style=\"border-bottom:1px solid rgba(46,53,71,0.15);padding:14px 0;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"font-weight:500;color:#2e3547;cursor:pointer;font-size:15px;\"\u003eIs there a standing version?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0 0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.7;color:#2e3547;\"\u003eYes. Farmer Hamish Standing is the same character on all four feet, 32cm nose to tail and 20cm tall. The two together read as one pig caught at two moments rather than two different pigs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails class=\"cl-faq\" style=\"padding:14px 0 0 0;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"font-weight:500;color:#2e3547;cursor:pointer;font-size:15px;\"\u003eWill mine look exactly like the photos?\u003c\/summary\u003e\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\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 Farmer Hamish is hand-finished, slight variations in patina, texture, and grain are natural and add to the unique character of each piece. Colour may also vary slightly between screens, all photography is taken in natural light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Chateau Living","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54580888207639,"sku":"CL00378","price":149.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0803\/1872\/6423\/files\/CL00378-01_6285eeb2-3bf9-46f8-b04b-2a8c58e60b11.jpg?v=1785550834","url":"https:\/\/chateauliving.com.au\/products\/pig-statue-cast-iron-farmer-hamish-sitting-22cm","provider":"Chateau Living","version":"1.0","type":"link"}