Famous Faces in Terracotta Colour Plaster
Christmas Edition 2026
Made to order only. Please enquire about lead time.
William Shakespeare
26.04.1564 - 23.04.1616
Terracotta Coloured Plaster
Born during the reign of Elizabeth I, William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright. He is often called England's national poet, and the "Bard of Avon".
26.04.1564 - 23.04.1616
Terracotta Coloured Plaster
Born during the reign of Elizabeth I, William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright. He is often called England's national poet, and the "Bard of Avon".
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The Bust
Based on the many illustrations of the time, this bust was sculpted at our workshop in Bath. The perfect gift for any Shakespeare aficionado.
The Base
There are a series of details around the base associated with Shakespeare and his works. For this bust we have included quill and ink, scrolls and books, the Greek masks of comedy and tragedy, a crown, the famous Hamlet skull, the Capulet Rose and Montague Swords from Romeo and Juliet.
The etch around the base reads:
"TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE"
Quote from Act 1, scene 3 of Hamlet when Polonius's gives his final piece of advice to his son Laertes, who is in a hurry to get on the next boat to Paris.
Height: 120mm
Width: 65mm
Depth: 40mm
Based on the many illustrations of the time, this bust was sculpted at our workshop in Bath. The perfect gift for any Shakespeare aficionado.
The Base
There are a series of details around the base associated with Shakespeare and his works. For this bust we have included quill and ink, scrolls and books, the Greek masks of comedy and tragedy, a crown, the famous Hamlet skull, the Capulet Rose and Montague Swords from Romeo and Juliet.
The etch around the base reads:
"TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE"
Quote from Act 1, scene 3 of Hamlet when Polonius's gives his final piece of advice to his son Laertes, who is in a hurry to get on the next boat to Paris.
Height: 120mm
Width: 65mm
Depth: 40mm
Charles Dickens
07.02.1812 - 09.06.1870
Terracotta Coloured Plaster
Charles Dickens was an English writer and social critic.
07.02.1812 - 09.06.1870
Terracotta Coloured Plaster
Charles Dickens was an English writer and social critic.
More Info
He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.
His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity.
The Bust
Based on the many illustrations of the time, this bust was sculpted at our workshop in Bath and makes a classic addition to the fireplace, bookshelves or occasional table for any lover of Dickens.
The Base
The top of the base includes models of scenes from the tales of Dickens and Victorian England.
The etch around the base reads:
"IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES, IT WAS THE WORST OF TIMES "
Quote from A Tale of Two Cities.
Height: 120mm
Width: 65mm
Depth: 35mm
His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity.
The Bust
Based on the many illustrations of the time, this bust was sculpted at our workshop in Bath and makes a classic addition to the fireplace, bookshelves or occasional table for any lover of Dickens.
The Base
The top of the base includes models of scenes from the tales of Dickens and Victorian England.
The etch around the base reads:
"IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES, IT WAS THE WORST OF TIMES "
Quote from A Tale of Two Cities.
Height: 120mm
Width: 65mm
Depth: 35mm
Florence Nightingale
12.05 1820 - 13.08.1910
Terracotta Coloured Plaster
12.05 1820 - 13.08.1910
Terracotta Coloured Plaster
More Info
Famous for being the ‘Lady with the Lamp’ who organised the nursing of sick and wounded soldiers during the Crimean War, Florence Nightingale's far-sighted ideas and reforms have influenced the very nature of modern healthcare.
Florence's influence on today's nursing ranges from her ward designs (known as Nightingale Wards), which were developed in response to her realisation that hospital buildings themselves could affect the health and recovery of patients, through to pioneering infection control measures and the championing of a healthy diet as a key factor for recovery. Florence also believed in the need for specialist midwifery nurses and established a School of Midwifery nursing at King's College Hospital which became a model for the country.
Height: 120mm
Width: 70mm
Depth: 35mm
Florence's influence on today's nursing ranges from her ward designs (known as Nightingale Wards), which were developed in response to her realisation that hospital buildings themselves could affect the health and recovery of patients, through to pioneering infection control measures and the championing of a healthy diet as a key factor for recovery. Florence also believed in the need for specialist midwifery nurses and established a School of Midwifery nursing at King's College Hospital which became a model for the country.
Height: 120mm
Width: 70mm
Depth: 35mm
Cleopatra
51 - 30 BC
Terracotta Coloured Plaster
Cleopatra ruled Egypt from 51 to 30 BC as Egypt’s last pharaoh.
51 - 30 BC
Terracotta Coloured Plaster
Cleopatra ruled Egypt from 51 to 30 BC as Egypt’s last pharaoh.
More Info
She was renowned for her beauty, intelligence and political astuteness and remembered for her passionate affairs with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.
The etch around the base reads:
"AGE CANNOT WITHER HER, NOT CUSTOM STALE HER INFINiTE VARIETY"
Height: 130mm
Width: 70mm
Depth: 35mm
The etch around the base reads:
"AGE CANNOT WITHER HER, NOT CUSTOM STALE HER INFINiTE VARIETY"
Height: 130mm
Width: 70mm
Depth: 35mm
Click on the image to enlarge.
Queen Elizabeth II
21.04.1926 - 08.09.2022
Britains longest reigning Monarch.
Terracotta Coloured Plaster
21.04.1926 - 08.09.2022
Britains longest reigning Monarch.
Terracotta Coloured Plaster
More Info
Twelve Prime Ministers having served during her sixty year reign; she remains a constant figure in a changing world.
The Bust
Based on illustrations and photographs of Queen Elizabeth on her Diamond Jubilee, this sculpture was completed at our workshop in Bath and makes a truly regal addition to the mantel, bookshelves or occasional table for any 'modern royalist'.
The Base
There are objects around the base. For this bust we have included Buckingham Palace with the guard, a globe, horse and carriage, Windsor Castle, horses of Royal Ascot and the QE2.
The etch around the base reads:
"BRITAINS LONGEST REIGNING MONARCH"
Height: 130mm
Width: 65mm
Depth: 35mm
The Bust
Based on illustrations and photographs of Queen Elizabeth on her Diamond Jubilee, this sculpture was completed at our workshop in Bath and makes a truly regal addition to the mantel, bookshelves or occasional table for any 'modern royalist'.
The Base
There are objects around the base. For this bust we have included Buckingham Palace with the guard, a globe, horse and carriage, Windsor Castle, horses of Royal Ascot and the QE2.
The etch around the base reads:
"BRITAINS LONGEST REIGNING MONARCH"
Height: 130mm
Width: 65mm
Depth: 35mm
Click on the image to enlarge.
Oscar Wilde
16.10.1854 - 30.11.1900
Handmade bust of Oscar Wilde. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet.
Terracotta Coloured Plaster
16.10.1854 - 30.11.1900
Handmade bust of Oscar Wilde. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet.
Terracotta Coloured Plaster
More Info
He is best known for his works including 'The Importance of Being Earnest', 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'. He was one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890's.
Wilde attended university at both Trinity College, Dublin and then Magdelen College, Oxford where is read the 'Greats' - Literae Humaniores.
After university, Wilde moved to London into fashionable cultural and social circles where he became known for his wit, flamboyant dress and charming conversation, Wilde became one of the best-known personalities of his day.
The Base
The frame from Dorian Gray, a prison cell door from Pentonville Prison, lilies, roses and a sunflower, books and quill pen and the iconic handbag as featured in 'The Importance of Being Ernest'.
The etch around the base reads:
"I CAN RESIST ANYTHING EXCEPT TEMPTATION".
Height: 120mm
Width: 70mm
Depth: 35mm
Wilde attended university at both Trinity College, Dublin and then Magdelen College, Oxford where is read the 'Greats' - Literae Humaniores.
After university, Wilde moved to London into fashionable cultural and social circles where he became known for his wit, flamboyant dress and charming conversation, Wilde became one of the best-known personalities of his day.
The Base
The frame from Dorian Gray, a prison cell door from Pentonville Prison, lilies, roses and a sunflower, books and quill pen and the iconic handbag as featured in 'The Importance of Being Ernest'.
The etch around the base reads:
"I CAN RESIST ANYTHING EXCEPT TEMPTATION".
Height: 120mm
Width: 70mm
Depth: 35mm
Famous Faces in Terracotta Colour Plaster
Christmas Edition 2026
Made to order only. Please enquire about lead time.
William Shakespeare
26.04.1564 - 23.04.1616
Terracotta Coloured Plaster
Born during the reign of Elizabeth I, William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright. He is often called England's national poet, and the "Bard of Avon".
26.04.1564 - 23.04.1616
Terracotta Coloured Plaster
Born during the reign of Elizabeth I, William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright. He is often called England's national poet, and the "Bard of Avon".
More Info
The Bust
Based on the many illustrations of the time, this bust was sculpted at our workshop in Bath. The perfect gift for any Shakespeare aficionado.
The Base
There are a series of details around the base associated with Shakespeare and his works. For this bust we have included quill and ink, scrolls and books, the Greek masks of comedy and tragedy, a crown, the famous Hamlet skull, the Capulet Rose and Montague Swords from Romeo and Juliet.
The etch around the base reads:
"TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE"
Quote from Act 1, scene 3 of Hamlet when Polonius's gives his final piece of advice to his son Laertes, who is in a hurry to get on the next boat to Paris.
Height: 120mm
Width: 65mm
Depth: 40mm
Based on the many illustrations of the time, this bust was sculpted at our workshop in Bath. The perfect gift for any Shakespeare aficionado.
The Base
There are a series of details around the base associated with Shakespeare and his works. For this bust we have included quill and ink, scrolls and books, the Greek masks of comedy and tragedy, a crown, the famous Hamlet skull, the Capulet Rose and Montague Swords from Romeo and Juliet.
The etch around the base reads:
"TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE"
Quote from Act 1, scene 3 of Hamlet when Polonius's gives his final piece of advice to his son Laertes, who is in a hurry to get on the next boat to Paris.
Height: 120mm
Width: 65mm
Depth: 40mm
Charles Dickens
07.02.1812 - 09.06.1870
Terracotta Coloured Plaster
Charles Dickens was an English writer and social critic.
07.02.1812 - 09.06.1870
Terracotta Coloured Plaster
Charles Dickens was an English writer and social critic.
More Info
He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.
His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity.
The Bust
Based on the many illustrations of the time, this bust was sculpted at our workshop in Bath and makes a classic addition to the fireplace, bookshelves or occasional table for any lover of Dickens.
The Base
The top of the base includes models of scenes from the tales of Dickens and Victorian England.
The etch around the base reads:
"IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES, IT WAS THE WORST OF TIMES "
Quote from A Tale of Two Cities.
Height: 120mm
Width: 65mm
Depth: 35mm
His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity.
The Bust
Based on the many illustrations of the time, this bust was sculpted at our workshop in Bath and makes a classic addition to the fireplace, bookshelves or occasional table for any lover of Dickens.
The Base
The top of the base includes models of scenes from the tales of Dickens and Victorian England.
The etch around the base reads:
"IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES, IT WAS THE WORST OF TIMES "
Quote from A Tale of Two Cities.
Height: 120mm
Width: 65mm
Depth: 35mm
Florence Nightingale
12.05 1820 - 13.08.1910
Terracotta Coloured Plaster
12.05 1820 - 13.08.1910
Terracotta Coloured Plaster
More Info
Famous for being the ‘Lady with the Lamp’ who organised the nursing of sick and wounded soldiers during the Crimean War, Florence Nightingale's far-sighted ideas and reforms have influenced the very nature of modern healthcare.
Florence's influence on today's nursing ranges from her ward designs (known as Nightingale Wards), which were developed in response to her realisation that hospital buildings themselves could affect the health and recovery of patients, through to pioneering infection control measures and the championing of a healthy diet as a key factor for recovery. Florence also believed in the need for specialist midwifery nurses and established a School of Midwifery nursing at King's College Hospital which became a model for the country.
Height: 120mm
Width: 70mm
Depth: 35mm
Florence's influence on today's nursing ranges from her ward designs (known as Nightingale Wards), which were developed in response to her realisation that hospital buildings themselves could affect the health and recovery of patients, through to pioneering infection control measures and the championing of a healthy diet as a key factor for recovery. Florence also believed in the need for specialist midwifery nurses and established a School of Midwifery nursing at King's College Hospital which became a model for the country.
Height: 120mm
Width: 70mm
Depth: 35mm
Cleopatra
51 - 30 BC
Terracotta Coloured Plaster
Cleopatra ruled Egypt from 51 to 30 BC as Egypt’s last pharaoh.
51 - 30 BC
Terracotta Coloured Plaster
Cleopatra ruled Egypt from 51 to 30 BC as Egypt’s last pharaoh.
More Info
She was renowned for her beauty, intelligence and political astuteness and remembered for her passionate affairs with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.
The etch around the base reads:
"AGE CANNOT WITHER HER, NOT CUSTOM STALE HER INFINiTE VARIETY"
Height: 130mm
Width: 70mm
Depth: 35mm
The etch around the base reads:
"AGE CANNOT WITHER HER, NOT CUSTOM STALE HER INFINiTE VARIETY"
Height: 130mm
Width: 70mm
Depth: 35mm
Click on the image to enlarge.
Queen Elizabeth II
21.04.1926 - 08.09.2022
Britains longest reigning Monarch.
Terracotta Coloured Plaster
21.04.1926 - 08.09.2022
Britains longest reigning Monarch.
Terracotta Coloured Plaster
More Info
Twelve Prime Ministers having served during her sixty year reign; she remains a constant figure in a changing world.
The Bust
Based on illustrations and photographs of Queen Elizabeth on her Diamond Jubilee, this sculpture was completed at our workshop in Bath and makes a truly regal addition to the mantel, bookshelves or occasional table for any 'modern royalist'.
The Base
There are objects around the base. For this bust we have included Buckingham Palace with the guard, a globe, horse and carriage, Windsor Castle, horses of Royal Ascot and the QE2.
The etch around the base reads:
"BRITAINS LONGEST REIGNING MONARCH"
Height: 130mm
Width: 65mm
Depth: 35mm
The Bust
Based on illustrations and photographs of Queen Elizabeth on her Diamond Jubilee, this sculpture was completed at our workshop in Bath and makes a truly regal addition to the mantel, bookshelves or occasional table for any 'modern royalist'.
The Base
There are objects around the base. For this bust we have included Buckingham Palace with the guard, a globe, horse and carriage, Windsor Castle, horses of Royal Ascot and the QE2.
The etch around the base reads:
"BRITAINS LONGEST REIGNING MONARCH"
Height: 130mm
Width: 65mm
Depth: 35mm
Click on the image to enlarge.
Oscar Wilde
16.10.1854 - 30.11.1900
Handmade bust of Oscar Wilde. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet.
Terracotta Coloured Plaster
16.10.1854 - 30.11.1900
Handmade bust of Oscar Wilde. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet.
Terracotta Coloured Plaster
More Info
He is best known for his works including 'The Importance of Being Earnest', 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'. He was one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890's.
Wilde attended university at both Trinity College, Dublin and then Magdelen College, Oxford where is read the 'Greats' - Literae Humaniores.
After university, Wilde moved to London into fashionable cultural and social circles where he became known for his wit, flamboyant dress and charming conversation, Wilde became one of the best-known personalities of his day.
The Base
The frame from Dorian Gray, a prison cell door from Pentonville Prison, lilies, roses and a sunflower, books and quill pen and the iconic handbag as featured in 'The Importance of Being Ernest'.
The etch around the base reads:
"I CAN RESIST ANYTHING EXCEPT TEMPTATION".
Height: 120mm
Width: 70mm
Depth: 35mm
Wilde attended university at both Trinity College, Dublin and then Magdelen College, Oxford where is read the 'Greats' - Literae Humaniores.
After university, Wilde moved to London into fashionable cultural and social circles where he became known for his wit, flamboyant dress and charming conversation, Wilde became one of the best-known personalities of his day.
The Base
The frame from Dorian Gray, a prison cell door from Pentonville Prison, lilies, roses and a sunflower, books and quill pen and the iconic handbag as featured in 'The Importance of Being Ernest'.
The etch around the base reads:
"I CAN RESIST ANYTHING EXCEPT TEMPTATION".
Height: 120mm
Width: 70mm
Depth: 35mm