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Sir Thomas of Canterbury

£174.49

C1500 Edenham, Lincolnshire

Dimensions of whole product (figure may lay within this):

Height in inches: 38

Width in inches: 15

Weight in kg: 5.5

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This finely engraved brass is unique in that until 1910 it was mounted forty feet up on the outside of the church tower, from where it looked out over the delightful Lincolnshire countryside for over four hundred years.

In the time of King Henry VIII, when the final break with the Church of Rome took place in England, Henry's emissaries travelled the kingdom seeking out and destroying all relics of the famous English Saint. The position of this brass, however, ensured it's safety: as local legend has it, "Henry just did not have a long enough ladder"!

No records exist to indicate who is commemorated by the brass but from the rivet holes - still visible by the tower clock - he was depicted as a small figure kneeling at the feet of, and being blessed by, the Archbishop

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Animal Mini Brass Rubbing Kit

£2.37

Each kit presents an animal in black resin, mounted onto a stiff cardboard backing, supplied with a stick of brass rubbing wax and ten sheets of paper.

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Cirencester Brass Rubbing Wax - Special Colours

£3.53

Green Wax can be used particularly for multi coloured brass rubbings where special effects are sought. The wax gives a metallic finish

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Green Spirit Woman - Greenman wall plaque

£12.93

Resin Green Man Wall Plaque

Size - 5.0ins. x 5.0ins. (12.6 cm x 12.6 cm)

Hark! The Greenspirit

She comes

And now is with thee:

Therefore all seasons shall be sweet to thee,

Whether the summer clothe the general earth

With greenness, or the redbreast sit and sing

Betwixt the tufts of snow on the bare branch

Of mossy apple tree….

This fabulous wall plaque was designed, sculpted and manufactured in England, using resin-bonded Marble, Terracotta or Cotswold stone. Modern moulding techniques faithfully reproduce the intricate and painstaking work of the sculptor whilst giving the appearance of real carved stone or sculpted terracotta.

Since resin is completely weatherproof, you can hang this impressive Greenman Wall plaque either inside or outside the home

Truly a Beautiful and unique Gift Idea, well presented in an attractive, 'leatherette' style, burgundy coloured box.

A hole is provided in the rear for simple hanging.

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Cirencester Brass Rubbing Wax Standard Colours

£2.12

A range of brass rubbing wax in assorted colours. This wax is a good 'all-rounder' and suitable for children and adults alike.
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Anne Boleyn 2nd Queen of Henry VIII 1507-36

£88.13

Height in inches: 17

Width in inches: 10

Weight in kg: 2.1

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Anne was the daughter of sir Thomas Bullen of Hever in Kent. Her elder sister, Mary, was Henry VIII's mistress in about 1520, and Anne owed much to her swift rise to favour at Court to her sister.

As lady-in-waiting to Queen Catherine, Anne caught the eye of Henry, who became infatuated by her dark beauty and winning wiles. But she had no intention of becoming just another of his mistresses and this gave impetus to Henry's plans to obtain a divorce from Atherine of Aragon. In his pursuit of a male heir he married Anne in 1533 and she bore him a daughter, Elizabeth (later to become Elizabeth I).

But after she miscarried of a boy child, her failure to produce a male heir and the plotting of her enemies led to her fall from favour and eventual execution on a charge of adultery.

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Elizabeth I

£70.50

Height in inches: 17

Width in inches: 7.5

Weight in kg: 1.4

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The Elizabethan era lasted for forty five brilliant years. The execution of Mary Stuart, the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the naval supremacy of England, the extension of the colonies and the glory of a great new literature of which Shakespeare was the brightest jewel are features associated with her reign.
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Henry VIII

£70.50

Height in inches: 17

Width in inches: 7.5

Weight in kg: 1.4

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The first sovereign to bear the title "Majesty", Henry's reighn is noted for his quarrels with the Church of Rome, the Dissolution of the Monastries and his half-dozen matrimonial exploits. Less known is the foundation of the modern navy with the establishment of the Navy Office in 1546

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Presentation Tubes

£1.18

Gold finished Cardboard tubes 16 inches long, supplied with a pair of end-caps with which to seal the tube, which can be used to transport your Brass Rubbing, or as a presentation tube if you wish to make a gift!
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Masking Tape

£2.12

Our masking tape is designed to secure the paper to the surface to be rubbed. The tape is designed to be lifted from the paper with the minimum of disturbance to the top surface.

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Richard & Elizabeth Wakehurst

Price: £300.00 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)

C1500 Ardingly, Sussex

Dimensions of whole product (figure may lay within this):

Height in inches: 58

Width in inches: 23

Weight in kg: 14.5

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The costume suggests this brass was made forty years after both had died. In 1504 their daughter Margaret and her husband Richard Culpeper were commemorated in brass were engraved at that time. Richard Wakehurst was probably a member of the household of the Earls of Arundel, he held several local appointments in the gift of the Crown and became a Member of Parliament in 1413. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace for Sussex in 1415 and 1430 and served on river embarking commissions between 1415 and 1433.

Elizabeth was his second wife, they had a son, also richard, and two daughters, Margaret and Elizabeth, who married two brothers, Richard and Nicholas Culpeper.

General Sir Robert Wilson

Price: £150.00 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)

General Sir Robert Wilson 1849 Westminster Abbey

Dimensions of whole product (figure may lay within this):

Height in inches: 41

Width in inches: 14

Weight in kg: 5.8

Full Scale, Replica or Theme? Full Scale

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The Wilson brass is unusual because of its incongruity of costume. Sir Robert is in the armour of a 15th century Lancastrian knight. He was General of the British Army, and served under Wellington in Napoleonic campaigns. His military career was brilliant if erratic. He held the titles of Knight Grand Cross of the Red Eagle of Prussia, The Military Order of St. Anna of Russia, Commander of the Imperial Military Order of Maria Theresa of Austria, Baron of the Holy Roman Empire, Knight Commander of the Imperial Portugese Miltary Order of the Tower and Sword, The Turkish Crescent, and the Military Order of Merit of Saxony. He was Governor and C-in-C of Gibraltar, Colonel of the 15th King's Regiment Light Dragoons, and Member of Parliament for Southwark for fifteen years. Meantime his wife, Dame Jemima raised their thirteen children.

Dame Jemima Wilson

Price: £150.00 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)

Dame Jemima Wilson 1849 Westminster Abbey

Dimensions of whole product (figure may lay within this):

Height in inches: 41

Width in inches: 14

Weight in kg: 5.

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Dame Jemima, wife of Sir Robert, much decorated soldier, Governor and Commander in chief of gibraltar, lived from 1777-1823.

The brass is engraved in the style of the Middle Ages, she wears a loose mantle over a wide- sleeved gown showing the close fitting sleeves of the kirtle beneath. With veiled head-dress and hair gathered into nets at the side of her face, Jemima's modest appearance is so similar to Margaret Bellingham's brass in Kendall (restored about 1860) it is assumed both were made at about this time, possibly by the same engraver.

The seven sons and daughters of the couple are incorporated in the family brass which lies in the North Aisle of the Abbey.

Sons of Sir Robert and Dame Jemima Wilson

Price: £101.25 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)

Children of Sir Robert and Dame Jemima Wilson 1849 Westminster Abbey

Dimensions of whole product (figure may lay within this):

Height in inches: 19

Width in inches: 14

Weight in kg: 2.6

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These two charming brasses show the Wilson children. The brass to the Wilson family is laid in the North aisle of the Abbey and in this vulnerable position the heads of the Wilson boys have become badly worn. This brass shows the seven sons all wearing identical costume. The brass to the six girls is not quite so badly worn and shows them in various styles of dress. The children's costumes, like those of their parents, are out of keeping with the period. Their clothes are typical of the 19th Century idea of the fsashions of the Middle Ages and are more romantic than factual.

Daughters of Sir Robert and Dame Jemima Wilson

Price: £101.25 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)

Children of Sir Robert and Dame Jemima Wilson 1849 Westminster Abbey

Dimensions of whole product (figure may lay within this):

Height in inches: 19

Width in inches: 14

Weight in kg: 2.5

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Medieval Yeoman of the Crown

Price: £75.00 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)

Quantity:

Medieval Yeoman of the Crown Unknown The society of Antiquaries, London

Dimensions of whole product (figure may lay within this):

Height in inches: 23

Width in inches: 9.5

Weight in kg: 2.3

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Of unknown origin, this brass, a small effigy, was presented to the Society of Antiquaries in 1849 by Hugh Welch Diamond of Soho, the first photographer of the Society. The brass was 'purchased by him, some years since, of a person stated it to have been dredged from the bed of the River Thames'. The condition of the brass does not substantiate the story of convenience.

The crown insignia suggests this is a memorial to the Yeoman of the Crown, who were selected soldiers used as personal bodyguards by the king. Particular mention is made of them during Edward IV's reign. They were replaced in 1485 by the Yeoman of the Guard.

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Nicholas Wadham

Price: £225.00 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)

Lady Dorothy Wadham

Price: £225.00 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)

Richard & Elizabeth Wakehurst

Price: £300.00 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)

Sir Simon de Wensley

Price: £148.50 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)

Bishop William Whyte

Price: £52.50 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)

General Sir Robert Wilson

Price: £150.00 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)

Dame Jemima Wilson

Price: £150.00 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)

Sons of Sir Robert and Dame Jemima Wilson

Price: £101.25 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)

Daughters of Sir Robert and Dame Jemima Wilson

Price: £101.25 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)

Dame Radcliffe Wingfield

Price: £150.00 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)

Anne Wode

Price: £67.50 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)

The Woodhouse Feast

Price: £93.75 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)

The Woodhouse Abduction

Price: £93.75 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)

Medieval Yeoman of the Crown

Price: £75.00 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)