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Halcyon Days Enamels Limited Edition Pieces
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A beautiful box to mark the bicentenary of the birth in 1806 of one of the world’s greatest engineers and prodigious builder of bridges, tunnels, railways and steamships Isambard Brunel. The son of a distinguished French engineer, Brunel first worked on the Thames Tunnel for his father. As chief engineer of the Great Western Railway, he constructed some of his most impressive engineering works on the line between London and Bristol.
This handsome box features the Clifton Suspension Bridge, whilst on the sides are the Great Western steamship, the Thames Tunnel, the Royal Albert Bridge and the Box Tunnel. Inside is the famous image of Brunel on the site of his last great shipbuilding project shortly before he died in 1859.
Length 3 1/4 inches
A limited edition of 150
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Joseph Mallord William Turner’s dramatic painting of 1839, in the National Gallery, depicts The Fighting Temeraire being towed by a steam tug up the River Thames to Rotherhithe to be broken up in 1838. The old warship played a distinguished role in Lord Nelson’s victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 and her last voyage up the Thames attracted crowds of spectators.
Length 3 1/4 inches
A limited edition of 300
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Celebrating the 150th anniversary of its institution in 1856. 'The Queen Distributing the first Victoria Crosses in Hyde Park, 26 June 1857', by George Houseman Thomas. The historic scene is replicated in exquisite detail, each box taking approximately eight hours to paint.
Length 3 1/4 inches
Limited edition of 200
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Halcyon Days 011/09564 King James Bible
The Authorised King James Version, first published in 1611, is recognised as a literary masterpiece and its rich and vigorous language has had a unique and lasting influence on English prose style. To celebrate its anniversary this magnificent hand-painted box features a design inspired by the title page with drawings of the principal figures from the border decoration: Moses and Aaron and the Apostles Peter and Paul with Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
Inside the base are the first three verses from Genesis: ‘In the beginning God created the Heaven, and the Earth...’.
Length: 3 1/4 inches
A limited edition of 400
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