The Archive
Every workshop worth its salt accumulates treasures. Forty years in fibrous plaster — restoring London's finest interiors, rescuing moulds and casts from closing workshops, keeping patterns that survive nowhere else — has filled our barn with an archive of original pieces, each with a story attached.
The archive itself is not for sale. It's the working heart of what we do.
What you'll find here are castings drawn from it: pieces cast by hand from original moulds and masters in our keeping — patterns you will not find in any other catalogue, because no one else has them. Some are cast fresh and supplied ready to decorate; others are hand-finished and antiqued in the workshop, each one individually, so no two leave the bench quite alike.
Every listing tells you where the pattern came from and what we know of its history — and often there's more to tell than fits on a page. Ring us; talking about these pieces is no hardship.
Pieces join The Archive as patterns surface from the collection, and some are cast in small batches only. If something here speaks to you, don't wait too long.
Lady Mascaron — 18th-Century Decorative Face
A singular decorative statement — a hand-cast mascaron in the form of an eighteenth-century lady, her hair elaborately dressed and crowned with a ribbon bow. A graceful, characterful face in the French decorative manner, with genuine period pedigree. This piece is taken from an original mould created during a heritage restoration at Prince of ..
Lion Mask with Ring — Charcoal Jesmonite (Exterior)
A boldly modelled lion mask holding a ring in its jaws, hand-cast in charcoal Jesmonite — a weatherproof, frost-resistant material with the depth and presence of cast bronze. The dark charcoal finish catches the light across the mane and features, giving this classic lion-and-ring motif real weight and drama. Suitable for exterior use — doors,..
Oak Leaf Cartouche
Oak Leaf & Acorn CartoucheA beautifully modelled cartouche framed in oak leaves and acorns — the oak long a symbol of strength, endurance and English heritage. Hand-cast and finished by hand, the detail is crisp and deep, with genuine presence at 570mm wide.Supplied with a central "B" monogram, or plain-fronted to leave open for ..
Posidonius — Classical Philosopher Bust
A hand-cast bust of Posidonius, the Greek Stoic philosopher, astronomer and polymath (c. 135–51 BC), shown bearded and draped in the classical manner, with the Greek inscription incised to the shoulder. Cast from an original nineteenth-century master mould held in our workshop for over forty years — a piece with genuine heritage behind it, not..
Ram's Head Cartouche — Beaded Shield with Greek Key Scrolls
A striking ram's head cartouche, hand cast from an original in our workshop archive.The ram's head — deeply modelled with curled horns and a wonderfully characterful face — surmounts a strapwork shield framing a beaded oval, flanked by scrolled straps with Greek key ends. The ram is one of the oldest motifs in classical ornament, from the sacrifici..