February 19, 2010 – 11:34 am
Many of you may recognise this sculpture, of which a 30-foot version is currently standing on Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth.
Sir Keith was a Royal Air Force commander, playing a key part in the British success in WWII - and after a successful campaign to honour his achievements on the fourth plinth, Les Johnson secured the commission and has sculpted a magnificent and fitting tribute.
The sculptor and artist, Les Johnson, is currently working with Bronze Age to cast in bronze a 1m high maquette and shortly, a life-and-a-half scale sculpture which will be unveiled in a prominent London location later this year.
In the image above, you can see the artist working on the wax of the maquette. Watch this space for updates!
December 7, 2009 – 11:27 pm
On the 10th of November 2009 a statue of Job Drain VC was unveiled in Dagenham, London. Mr Drain received his Victoria Cross in WW1 when, under fire, he played a vital role in rescuing artillery guns from within yards of the enemy line. Ahead of Armistice Day, Mr Drain was honoured as a former resident of the Dagenham community.
Bronze Age Foundry had the proud honour of casting this magnificent, life-and-a-quarter size statue.
November 26, 2009 – 1:36 pm
In 2002 Bronze Age were commissioned to reproduce a pair of existing bronze Lion castings, originally sculpted by W W Wagstaff, situated outside HSBC’s headquarters in Hong Kong. These fine castings which had been sited in Shanghai since 1935, according to a popular legend, ensure good fortune for any passer by who touches the teeth of the open mouthed lion…. Following moulding on site in Shanghai, the first pair of replica castings produced by Bronze Age can now be found directly outside HSBC headquarter in Canary Wharf. We have also produced subsequent castings for various other HSBC branches including HSBC Mexico and Massachusetts.
No doubt a sign of the current recession…. HSBC Vancouver, Canada more recently, requested a half size version of these lions, which are currently being produced. To achieve this Bronze Age arranged for the previously cast lions at Canary Wharf to be laser scanned on site and a new original produced at the reduced scale by CNC machine. This new scale original has then been moulded and is in the process of being cast.
The photo you see is of the CNC scaled and milled originals. Further images of the progress of this project will be added to our web site shortly.
