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THE ORANGERY, KEW GARDENS, LONDON~~THE ORANGERY - The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: London 1761

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The Orangery was designed by Sir William Chambers and completed in 1761. (He later went on to design many great buildings, including Somerset House, which we have also modelled). It is the largest classical style building in the gardens and was once the largest glass house in England! As its name suggests, The Orangery was designed to house orange trees, but alas, mainly due to poor light levels, it was never a success. The building has been used for many purposes in its life and since its latest restoration in 2002 it is now the setting for an elegant café-restaurant. The model is made of plaster and the detail shows Princess Augusta's coat of arms over the central bay of the facade, along with the Royal Arms and escutcheons with the monogram 'A' in honour of Queen Adelaide, wife of William IV.

Weight: 4kg - Dimensions: 14"w x 4"h x 4"d>~THE ORANGERY, KEW GARDENS%3C LONDON|orangery_M|~59~612~~

THE RADCLIFFE CAMERA, OXFORD~~OXFORD CAMERA, SOLID
1737 (single model)
also as a split pair of bookends


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The great University City of Oxford is a beautiful European city. Its many colleges form a skyline of domes, towers and spires. At its centre is the octagonal library known as The Radcliffe or Oxford Camera. Although started by the architect Hawksmoor (who worked with Vanbrugh on many projects such as the Temple of Four Winds) it was primarily designed by Gibbs.

The model carries the copperplate description on its base "The Upright of the Radcliffe Library Building by James Gibbs 1757 as it is seen on all sides." Copies of the original plans were used to make this model.The model may be used as either a model or a bookend.

Weight: 5 kg - Dimensions:9"w x 11"h x 5.5"d~THE RADCLIFFE CAMERA, OXFORD|oxfordcamera_M|~59~614~~

GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART FRONT (Signed & Dated)~~GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART
North Front “Nouveau” - 1899 (signed & dated)

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The Glasgow School of Art is still in use today, a lasting example of one of Europe's pioneering buildings in the "modern style". The left-hand bay of the model is replicated in real life on both the left and right hand sides of the building forming a total of seven large North facing studio rooms. Various devices were repeatedly used by Mackintosh in the building, among them Japanese shield designs on the front fence and projecting ladder spikes from which the window cleaners worked. The building is meticulously detailed, as is the model.

Weight: 3.7 kg - Dimensions: 7"w x 8.5"h x 4"d~GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART FRONT (Signed & Dated)|glasgowfront_M|~59~806~~

GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART TOWER~~GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART
West Library Tower “Nouveau” - 1909

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The Glasgow School of Art is the masterwork of the architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The West Library Tower is part of the main school and is startlingly modern despite being designed at the turn of the 20th century.

In his design Charles Rennie Mackintosh captures Scotland's ancient past as well as predicting forms of the future. The building is a celebrated landmark building of international importance, far ahead of its time and of great influence on the development of modern architecture.

The tower contains the lecture theatre below and the double-floored library above. It overlooks Glasgow's famous Sauchiehall Street. The building shows many characteristics of the Art Nouveau style, one that spread throughout Europe and influenced many American architects.

Weight: 4 kg - Dimensions: 5"w x 11"h x 4.5"d~GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART TOWER (Signed, Dated & Numbered)|glasgowtower_M|~59~808~~

LUTYENS TEMPLE~~LUTYENS TEMPLE
Tyringham Hall, Buckinghamshire, England

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This is one of two "Temples" designed and built by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1926.The temples were part of an overall scheme for the garden of Tyringham Hall, a Sir John Soane designed building.

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Weight: 12.0 kg - Dimensions: 14"w x 11.5" h x 14"d~LUTYENS TEMPLE|Lutyens-Temple_model|~59~1191~~

MICHELIN HOUSE, LONDON~~MICHELIN HOUSE, LONDON
1911 “Deco” (signed and dated)

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The model shows the first purpose built tyre fitting garage, built in England by the innovative Michelin brothers. At this time there was a great upsurge of interest in the new fashion for motoring and Michelin were very keen to catch a major part of the tyre market. Their new building designed by chief engineer, Franscios Espinasse, was a great hit with the public. The character of Bibendum dominates the garage. The bon viveur and gastronomic hero is shown on all three sides.

This is a wonderful model for all those who love motoring or indeed eating. The Garage was saved and renovated by the designer Sir Terence Conran in the 1980's.

Weight: 2.2 kg - Dimensions: 8"w x 8"h x 5.5"d~MICHELIN HOUSE, LONDON|michelinhouse_M|~59~618~~

FLORAL HALL OF THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE COVENT GARDEN~~FLORAL HALL (1858) - London
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This former Covent Garden flower market is steeped in history and atmosphere and is one of the focal points of the Royal Opera House. Like the main theatre entrance the Floral Hall was originally constructed in 1858, and along with the rest of the site was extensively refurbished in the late 1999’s. The floral hall is a stunning iron and glass structure and is one of the most impressive pieces of architecture in London! The model is made of plaster and a considerable amount of brass to replicate the ironwork. As with the model of the theatre entrance we have used rose coloured glass.

Weight: 3 kg - Dimensions: 8.75"w x 8.5"h x 4"d
Large Image of Frontage~FLORAL HALL OF THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE COVENT GARDEN|floralhall_M|~59~812~~

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE COVENT GARDEN~~ROYAL OPERA HOUSE (1858) - London

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This is a model of the third and present theatre, which was designed by Edward Middleton Barry. This is a model of the third and present theatre, which was designed by Edward Middleton Barry. It was opened in May 1858. It was extensively modernised, refurbished and extended in the late 1999’s

The theatre only became known as “The Royal Opera House” in 1892.The original theatre (Theatre Royal) was designed by Edward Shepherd, and was built with funds raised by the enormous success of the “Beggar’s Opera” by John Gay. It was opened in 1732 but Sadly the theatre was destroyed by fire in 1808. The second Theatre Royal was built and opened in September 1809, but it was to last a mere 47 years as once again fire destroyed the theatre in March 1856. The model is made of plaster with detail in etched brass, lead and beautiful hand-made rose coloured glass.

Weight: 4 kg - Dimensions: 12"w x 8.5"h x 4"d
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Statue Balcony~ROYAL OPERA HOUSE COVENT GARDEN|royaloperahouse_M|~59~814~~

THE CAPITOL BUILDING, WASHINGTON~~THE CAPITOL BUILDING, WASHINGTON

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Weight 4.65kg - Dimensions 7" w x 12" h x 6" d~THE CAPITOL BUILDING, WASHINGTON|capitol_SM|~59~943~~

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE SET~~ Click here to view a large image of the model

Floral Hall (1858)
This former Covent Garden flower market is steeped in history and atmosphere and is one of the focal points of the Royal Opera House. see details on individual model

Royal Opera House
This is a model of the third and present theatre, which was designed by Edward Middleton Barry. see details on individual model.

ROYAL OPERAHOUSE
Weight: 4 kg Dimensions: 12"w x 8.5"h x 4"d
FLORAL HALL
Weight: 3 kg Dimensions: 8.75"w x 8.5"h x 4"d~ROYAL OPERA HOUSE SET|OperaHouseSet_Mod|~59~1051~~

THE SUPREME COURT~~SUPREME COURT OOF THE UNITED STATES
Single Model
One First Street NE
Washington DC
Also see The Capitol Building Model

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The Supreme Court is the head of the Judicial Branch of the American government. It is the highest court in the United States.This our second sculpture in our series from the Capitol of the USA.

Weight: 6.5 kg - Dimensions: 16" w x 6"h x 7"d~THE SUPREME COURT|supreme_court_model|~59~1175~~

RADIATOR CAP - CHRYSLER BUILDING~~RADIATOR CAP
"Radiator Cap", Chrysler Building, New York City

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There are four of these "radiator caps" or hood ornaments adorning the Chrysler Building.Chrysler's homage to the automobile.This is our second sculpture of the building, please see also our sculpture the top section of the building.

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Weight: 8.0 kg - Dimensions: 12.5" h x 10"w x 10"d~RADIATOR CAP - CHRYSLER BUILDING|radcap_singlemodel|~59~1207~~