# Securing sculptures in the house: plinth, impact, and the piece nobody packs

> Securing sculptures: plinth stable, small bronzes not by the door, photo and dimensions on the list.
> Quelle: https://tresorrari.de/artikel/skulpturen-im-haus-sichern · Stand: 2026-10-01 · Tresorrari Redaktion

A sculpture in the house stands on a plinth that someone brushes past. Small enough for a bag, it is loot. Large enough for the hall, it is a tip-over. In the overview [Security for collectors](/artikel/sicherheit-fuer-sammler), this is the room, not the certified safe compartment. Garden bronzes have their own text, because there the scrap price is enough: [Garden bronzes](/artikel/gartenbronzen-sichern).

## What breaks without a thief

Impact, a wobbly plinth, dry heating air on wood and ivory substitute, a patina that you polish bright. You take hold at the body, not at the thin extremity. The plinth does not stand in a passageway.

## When someone comes

Small bronzes go along. Large ones stay and get knocked over. You do not put the small, expensive piece on the sideboard by the door. An alarm system and a door that is not the display cabinet. The insurance policy knows the dimensions, the material, and a photo from all sides.

## The folder

Artist, title, material, dimensions, plinth yes or no, damage, origin, proof.


## Häufige Fragen

### Into the certified safe?

Only if it fits without a projecting part breaking. You secure most sculptures in place.

### Clean the patina?

No. Patina is often the condition.

### Plinth fixed?

Yes, and not in a passageway. The bump is the common damage.