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Pedestals and Mounts

Pedestals and mounts are used to more attractively display an art object.

Pedestals can be situated on the floor or on a table. But in either case, they usually elevate the object to a higher level so it can be viewed more easily. Often, they are even made so that the object will rotate 360 degrees so that viewers can appreciate it from all angles.

Mounts usually enclose a special piece, such as an award or fragile antique, thus protecting the piece from being handled by too many admirers. They could be mounted on a wall or situated on a table, depending on their shape and size.

Pedestals

Below are two photographs of a Ming Dynasty vase, which is on a revolving pedestal. This vase is so beautiful that it deserves to be admired from all sides. One can view the painting that decorates all sides of the vase because of the revolving pedestal.

Ming vase on mount

Mounts

On the right is the Mark Taper Forum Award which was presented as a "Special Award for Enlightened generosity and Passionate Service."

Mike was especially proud to be selected to make this award, and one can see what a careful, meticulous job he did.

Pacific Asian Museum Award

On the left is The Phoenix Award for the Asia Pacific Museum in Pasadena, California. It is given for Lifetime Contribution to the Arts.

Other Interesting Mounts

You may recognize the objects in this mount. They are the "Sally Faces" from the movie "The Nightmare Before Christmas".

Roman jewelry

This is a mount of Roman glass and gold jewelry from the 2nd Century AD. The glass pieces and four pairs of earrings presented a special problem in that they needed careful cleaning to reveal the lovely iridescence of each piece. In addition to creating the most beautiful but subtle display, it was necessary to make the installation safely and easily reversible. This was done by creating a special mount for each piece and a special custom hanger for each earring. Below you can see a close-up of the gold earrings that are in the second row from the bottom on the right.

One can clearly see that Mike and LA ARTBOX are very experienced in designing and making pedestals and mounts. Let them design a beautiful and safe one for your collection.

HR for Mike, art restorer, appraiser, picture framer

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