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GOTHIC SPIRE - WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL~~Gothic Spire - Washington National Cathedral
1907 –1990

This sculpture was commissioned by the cathedral to celebrate the centenary of the commencement of the building.

The model is a detail of one of the gothic spires, complete with 5 angels.

The spire is set into a wall on which can be seen the names of some of the craftsmen who helped build this magnificent structure.

As well as being a functional bookend we have made it educational too, by highlighting the names of the constituent parts of a gothic spire!

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Click here to view a closeup of the names
Click here to view a closeup of the words
Click here to view a closeup of the side view of the model

Dimensions: 9.5"h x 5.5"w x 4"d
Weight: 2Kg/4.4lbs

This is the second model from the cathedral, we also have "The Way of Peace" doorway model~GOTHIC SPIRE - WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL|gothic_spire_SBE|~671~1073~~

CHARLES DICKENS HOUSE~~CHARLES DICKEN'S HOUSE
(single bookend)

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While living at 48 Doughty Street Charles Dickens published Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist and Nicholas Nickleby. His novels illustrate the characters and life of Victorian London and raised the awareness of the appalling conditions that the 19th century working class, and in particular children, had to endure. He wrote fifteen major novels and countless short stories. He is buried in Poets Corner in Westminster Abbey. Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870) remains one of our greatest writers.

Weight: 1.6 kg - Dimensions: 3.5"w x 7.5"h x 2"d~CHARLES DICKENS HOUSE|charlesdickens_SB|~671~689~~

DECATUR HOUSE~~DECATUR HOUSE
WASHINGTON DC
(single bookend)

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Washington Decatur House is one of the oldest surviving homes in Washington, D.C. and one of only three remaining residential buildings in the country designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, the father of American architecture.

Completed in 1818 for naval hero Stephen Decatur and his wife, Susan, the distinguished neoclassical architecture of Decatur House and its prominent location across from the White House made it one of the capital’s most desirable addresses and home to many of the nation’s most prominent figures.

Today, visitors see a restoration in progress and hear the compelling stories of this unique site, from elite socializing to a fatal duel to a slave’s campaign for freedom.

Weight: 1.3 kg - Dimensions: 3.5"w x 7.5"h x 2"d~DECATUR HOUSE|decatur_SB|~671~1189~~

DERBY SUMMERHOUSE~~THE DERBY SUMMERHOUSE - (McIntire Tea House)
Danvers, MA, USA

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This beautiful garden summerhouse is an elegant example of the American Federal style: a style influenced directly by the work of Scottish architect Robert Adam.

The festoon and urn decoration above the rectangular second story windows are typical Federal decorations. The balcony is unique being such a complete and accomplished design of this style.

It was commissioned by Elias Hasket Derby from the Architect Samuel McIntire. Purchased in 1901 and given to The Danvers Historical Society in 1958 by the Endicott family.

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Click here to see detail of the windows

Weight: 1.6 kg - Dimensions: 7.5"h x 4"w x 2.75"d~DERBY SUMMERHOUSE|derby_summerhouse_SM|~671~1183~~

GAUDI ROOF DOOR, CASA MILA, BARCELONA~~GAUDI ROOF DOOR
La Pedrera (Casa Milà), (1906-1910)
Single Doorway Bookend.

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Located at Passeig de Gracia 92 in Barcelona, Spain, La Pedrera (which means quarry in English) was the last great civil work, which Gaudí created before dedicating his time to the construction of the Sagrada Família. Construction was completed between 1906, the year in which Gaudí signed the first plans, and the end of December of 1910, Today La Pedrera is property of the financial entity Caixa de Catalunya. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1984.

Our model is of one of the rooftop chimneys/doorway and is made of plaster. This piece called for us to portray mosaic tiles which meant a bit of experimenting as we had little experience of producing a mosaic tile like finish to a model.

We hope you like it?

Weight: 2 kg - Dimensions: 4.5"w x 9"h x 6"d~GAUDI ROOF DOOR|gaudiroofdoor_SB|~671~691~~

JANE AUSTEN'S HOUSE BATH, ENGLAND~~JANE AUSTEN HOUSE, BATH
1762 (single bookend)

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Jane Austen (1775-1817) is one of the world's famous writers. She wrote many classics such as Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility and Emma. Her novels revolve around the society of her day. She stayed at a number of addresses in Bath and wrote a great deal about it.

vBath is celebrated as a resort where the 18th century, wealthy Londoners would come and stay to gamble, dance and generally enjoy themselves. Bath is a beautiful city of warm coloured stone and magnificent Georgian buildings built in the Palladian style.

Weight: 1.3 kg - Dimensions: 3.5"w x 7"h x 2"d~JANE AUSTEN%27S HOUSE BATH, ENGLAND|janeaustenhouse_SM|~671~695~~

RED POST BOX~~POST BOX
(single bookend)

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Traditionally made of cast iron and originating in the reign of Queen Victoria, the post boxes carry the insignia of the present monarch at the time of installation.

365 design variations have been produced since the first was installed in 1852 in the Channel Islands at the recommendation of the famous English novelist Anthony Trollope, who was working as a Surveyor's Clerk for the Post Office.

In 1853 the first pillar box on the British mainland was erected at Botchergate, Carlisle, in North West England.

It wasn't until 1859 that the UK saw the introduction of the first National Standard Box.

Weight: 1.5 kg - Dimensions: 4.5"w x 7"h x 4.5"d~POST BOX|postbox_SM|~671~838~~

TELEPHONE BOX~~TELEPHONE BOX
(single bookend)

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The red telephone box has become a British icon. It was designed by Giles Gilbert Scott for a competition in 1924 to find a suitable standard pattern of kiosk that might be introduced throughout Britain. Suffice to say the winner was this pattern of telephone box, the K2 design. The most common type of telephone box is the K6 or Jubilee kiosk introduced in 1936 and became Britain's standard kiosk for over 30 years. Over that time over 60,000 were erected.

Weight: 1.7 kg - Dimensions: 4.5"w x 7.5"h x 4.5"d~TELEPHONE BOX|telephonebox_SM|~671~840~~

SIR JOHN SOANE'S HOUSE, LONDON~~THE SOANE MUSEUM - London

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Weight: 1.3 kg - Dimensions: 3.5"w x 8"h x 2.75"d~SIR JOHN SOANE%27S HOUSE, LONDON|soanemuseum_SM|~671~842~~

SHERLOCK HOLMES HOUSE, 221b BARKER STREET, LONDON~~SHERLOCK HOLMEShHOUSE221b BAKER STREET, LONDON
(single bookend)

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No 221b Baker Street is the address of the lodgings of the famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes and his colleague Dr Watson. They lived at Baker Street between 1881 and 1904 renting the famous first floor rooms from Mrs Hudson.

The author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote the stories that became famous through serialisation in The Strand Magazine.
vWeight: 1.6 kg - Dimensions: 3.5"w x 7.75"h x 2.25"d~SHERLOCK HOLMES HOUSE, 221b BARKER STREET, LONDON|221bbakerstreet_SM|~671~844~~

OSCAR WILDE'S HOUSE, DUBLIN~OSCAR WILDE'S HOUSE, DUBLIN
(single bookend)

The literary icon Oscar Wilde lived in 1 Merrion Square for the first 23 years of his life with his parents Sir William and Lady Wilde (also known as the poetess Speranza‚). The house, constructed in 1762 by Thomas Keating is an excellent example of a Georgian townhouse; the ground floor entrance with its unique stained glass window depicts the Happy Prince‚ from Wilde‚s writings.

Weight: 1.2kg - Dimensions: 7.5"w x 4"h x 2.5"d
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single doorway bookend)

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The literary icon Oscar Wilde lived in 1 Merrion Square for the first 23 years of his life with his parents Sir William and Lady Wilde (also known as the poetess Speranza‚). The house, constructed in 1762 by Thomas Keating is an excellent example of a Georgian townhouse; the ground floor entrance with its unique stained glass window depicts the Happy Prince‚ from Wilde‚s writings.

Weight: 1.2kg - Dimensions: 7.5"w x 4"h x 2.5"d~OSCAR WILDE%27S HOUSE, DUBLIN|oscarwild_SM|~671~848~~

HORTA'S HOUSE~~HORTA'S HOUSE - Brussels

Horta House (1898-1911) Single Bookend.
Victor Horta designed and started building this house for himself in 1898.It is located at 25 rue Americanne in Brussels, Belgium, and since 1969 has been the permanent home of the Victor Horta museum.Horta was one of the most brilliant protagonists of Art Nouveau, and both the interior and exterior of the house have great examples of this style.
The model is made in plaster with detail in etched brass.

Weight: 1.3 kg - Dimensions: 3.5"w x 7"h x 2.25"d
~HORTA%27S HOUSE|hortashouse_SM|~671~995~~