Gate Reliefs -- Buckingham Palace, Westminster, London, UK - Relief Art Sculptures on Waymarking.com

The Buckingham Palace gates are true works of history and art, but you wouldn't know it to see how much attention (none) all the throngs of tourists pay them every day! They are covered with reliefs, all brilliantly executed. Some in stone, and some in gold enamel over black iron.

You can tell when the various components of these gates were installed by the royal cyphers inscribed on them. For us, the most bittersweet cypher was the intertwined V and A of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. We had not seen this cypher before, although we are very familiar with both the VR (Victoria Regina) and VRI (Victoria Regina et Imperatrix [of India]) cyphers.

The relief Royal Coat of Arms installed on the Buckingham Palace Gates were made by the Bromsgrove Guild of Artists in 1911. From Wikipedia: (visit link)

"The Bromsgrove Guild of Applied Arts (1898–1966) was a company of modern artists and designers associated with the Arts and Crafts Movement, founded by Walter Gilbert. The guild worked in metal, wood, plaster, bronze, tapestry, glass and other mediums. [1]

The Guild received a Royal Warrant in 1908. [2]

The Guild's most famous works on public display are the main gates of Buckingham Palace and the Canada Gate both part of Sir Aston Webb's memorial scheme to Queen Victoria.[3]

Unlike many other Arts & Crafts companies that faded away after a few decades, for instance the William Morris company, the Bromsgrove Guild survived until the early 1960s."

The carved stone reliefs of royal cyphers and decarations are

Your impression of the sculpture?: Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: 01/01/1860 Website for sculpture?: [Web Link] Where is this sculpture?: Buckingham Palace Westminster, London UK Sculptors Name: Bromsgrove Guild of Applied Arts

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