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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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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Depending on your age when you see the title you may or may not hear the song in your head. The movie Yellow Submarine ,where this image is taken from ,is still worth seeing.
Limited Edition 250
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