What is a prototype / artist proof statue?
A prototype / artist proof statue can be a variety of things: 1. The first few statues that are made and painted to be approved by the original sculptor, which are then given to the other artists to mass reproduce. 2. The inspection models that are pulled out from the middle of mass production for examination and quality control. 3. Gifts, demos, or display pieces given to vendors, affiliates, VIP’s, or employees. These artist proof statues are usually not numbered (or have a serial number of # 0000), or have no nameplate at all. They are also hard to come by because they are not sold by Art of War. I’ve emailed them about this and they informed me that ALL statues sold by Art of War are numbered starting at # 0001. However, this of course doesn’t mean that if you own a # 0000 statue then yours isn’t a legitimate AOW statue. It simply means it belongs in one of the 3 categories above, which sometimes make the piece even more valuable. It is also said that prototype and artist proof sta
