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Latest Updates from Our Project:
You put us on a Pedestal!
over 4 years ago
– Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 12:33:39 AM
One of our biggest UC super backers suggested a wonderful idea to us after they pledged for their Leonardo Masterworks pair.
So we spoke with our wood genie, and did some mockups, and so we are now ready to announce our latest add-on.
The Bog Oak Pedestal.
LEONARDO MASTERWORKS | Bog Oak Pedestal
The Bog Oak Pedestal is the ideal way to proudly display your precious Leonardo Masterworks | Studio Limited Edition pair.
One of the most interesting features of our Bog Oak Pedestal is that we will offer it in TWO configurations… one for your gold and silver Leonardo Masterworks | Studio Limited Edition pair…
... and one for your Studio Limited Edition pair AND your Warrior Marker!
LEONARDO MASTERWORKS | Bog Oak Pedestal with Warrior Marker slot
We are finalising the details this week and will post pricing very soon. Like the Bog Oak Vault, it will be completely handmade - masterfully finished and hand oiled. It will be crafted from the same 2000 year old bog oak.
Note : We have had quite a few requests for Walnut Vaults. We have not planned to offer them during the campaign, as Bog-Oak has captured our hearts and imaginations! But if the interest is there perhaps we will offer a Walnut Vault in our aftermarket post-campaign Backerkit store.
A big thank you to those of you who ordered a second Leonardo Masterworks | Studio Limited Edition pair, and messaged us on here on Kickstarter - your shipping is combined. Super!
kind regards,
Dent-de-Lion and Soleil
Art Playing Cards
Coins of the Realm
over 4 years ago
– Sun, Dec 08, 2019 at 08:22:46 PM
The most popular add-on across all of our previous Kickstarter campaigns has been our coins.
Expertly minted and finished, they are a perfect match with our Leonardo Masterworks cards. The front portrays our iconic Jack of Spades Warrior in full relief, while the back displays our noble Battle Horse.
Hand inspected, expertly packed, and shipped direct to you worldwide from our studios in Switzerland | $12
FREE SHIPPING for this add-on to backers pledging $75 or more.
To all of you who ordered a second Leonardo Masterworks | Studio Limited Edition pair, don’t forget to private message us on here on Kickstarter so we can combine the shipping and save you money. Thanks!
♥️
Dent-de-Lion & Soleil
Art Playing Cards
Something Old, Something New!
over 4 years ago
– Thu, Dec 05, 2019 at 04:03:48 PM
When we first imagined our Leonardo Masterworks | Bog Oak Vault three years ago… we knew we wanted something truly extraordinary, one-of-a-kind, and genuinely precious.
With our “unearthing” of ancient bog oak and the simultaneous discovery of our exceptional European boxmaker, we can now offer you a case worthy of your Gold Stage and Silver Stage treasures.
We are pleased to present to you, our two thousand years old... yetbrand new… Bog Oak Vault!
Our exceedingly rare Bog Oak Vault is handmade in Europe. The Leonardo inspired hexagonal case is precision made throughout. A 24K gold plated bronzed steel Battle Horse is artfully embedded into the top, and serves as a handle. Inside, your wooden vault has a custom insert to hold your signed and numbered Leonardo Masterworks | Studio Limited Edition pair. The vault is hand sanded and finished with six coats of oil!
“Could you please tell us more about this ancient wood?”, demandsall ofour backers at once!
Certainly. Bogwood is a material from trees that have been buried in peat bogs and preserved from decay by the bog conditions, sometimes for hundreds or even thousands of years. Bog-wood represents an early stage in the fossilisation of wood.
Oak trees are very rich in tannic acid. Tannins are well known for their powers of preservation. Tannins have the ability to mummify organic matter in high concentrations. Oaks that fell into a bog had a tendency to be preserved in the tannin-rich waters. Bog oak darkens over the millennia, slowly turning from golden brown wood into a lustrous, ebony-black color, that is also extremely hard and dense.
It is a rare form of timber that is comparable to some of the world's most expensive tropical hardwoods.
