Jane Austen
English Novelist
16th December 1775 - 18th July 1817
250th Anniversary 2025
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Jane Austen
16.12.1775 - 18.07.1817
One of Britain's favourite authors,
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Jane paid two long visits to Bath. Towards the end of the eighteenth century, and from 1801 to 1806 Bath was her home.
It also provides the backdrop to two of her novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, as well as features in her other novels and in the collection of letters to her sister, Cassandra.
The Bust
Based on portraits and descriptions of the time, t
The Base
There are a series of objects around the base illustrating articles associated with Jane Austen. For this Jane Austen bust we have included Pemberley House, envelopes & letters, evening dance, Jane Austen house, town house and a courting couple.
The etch around the base reads:
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife"
Quote from Pride & Prejudice.
Height: 130mm
Width: 65mm
Depth: 30mm
It also provides the backdrop to two of her novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, as well as features in her other novels and in the collection of letters to her sister, Cassandra.
The Bust
Based on portraits and descriptions of the time, t
The Base
There are a series of objects around the base illustrating articles associated with Jane Austen. For this Jane Austen bust we have included Pemberley House, envelopes & letters, evening dance, Jane Austen house, town house and a courting couple.
The etch around the base reads:
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife"
Quote from Pride & Prejudice.
Height: 130mm
Width: 65mm
Depth: 30mm
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Jane Austen Bookend
(Single)
Jane Austen lived in Bath for many years, using
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the city and society as inspiration for her novels.
These bookends were made in Bath by the Modern Souvenir Company workshop and cast in British gypsum plaster.
They are engraved with Jane Austen’s own handwriting.
From an original idea by Bethanie Davis. Developed by Timothy Richards.
Height 17cm
These bookends were made in Bath by the Modern Souvenir Company workshop and cast in British gypsum plaster.
They are engraved with Jane Austen’s own handwriting.
From an original idea by Bethanie Davis. Developed by Timothy Richards.
Height 17cm
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Dimensions
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Imperial:
Height: 13.5"
Width: 5.2"
Depth: 5.2"
Metric:
Height: 343mm
Width: 132mm
Depth: 132mm
Bronze:
Weight: 1.8 kg
Disclaimer:
All dimensions, weight and colouring may vary due to the natural materials used and the throughout handmade process.
Height: 13.5"
Width: 5.2"
Depth: 5.2"
Metric:
Height: 343mm
Width: 132mm
Depth: 132mm
Bronze:
Weight: 1.8 kg
Disclaimer:
All dimensions, weight and colouring may vary due to the natural materials used and the throughout handmade process.
Austenite Period Maquette
in Plaster
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This Austenite female period maquette is based on the little imagery available of her. It is supposed to represent the timeless, lighthearted and elegant spirit portrait in her novels.
I greatly enjoyed making her, with her joyous appearance, holding a number of books under her arm to reflect on her state of mind and interests.
There could be many more maquette's to the theme of Jane Austen in a number of different expressions and postures.
Jane Austen continues to have a global following to this day. This is very obvious at the great gatherings to her annual commemoration here in Bath where she dwelled in one of the cities town houses.
Dimensions:
approx 300 mm high
approx 110 mm in diameter, varying
Weight: 1.5kg varying
I greatly enjoyed making her, with her joyous appearance, holding a number of books under her arm to reflect on her state of mind and interests.
There could be many more maquette's to the theme of Jane Austen in a number of different expressions and postures.
Jane Austen continues to have a global following to this day. This is very obvious at the great gatherings to her annual commemoration here in Bath where she dwelled in one of the cities town houses.
Dimensions:
approx 300 mm high
approx 110 mm in diameter, varying
Weight: 1.5kg varying
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Austenite Period Maquette
in Classic Bronze
in Classic Bronze
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This Austenite female period maquette is based on the little imagery available of her. It is supposed to represent the timeless, lighthearted and elegant spirit portrait in her novels.
We greatly enjoyed making her. Her light hearted appearance, while holding a number of books under her arm to reflect on her state of mind and interests.
There could be many more maquette's to the theme of Jane Austen in a number of different expressions and postures.
Jane Austen continues to have a global following to this day. This is very obvious at the great gatherings to her annual commemoration here in Bath where she dwelled in one of the cities town houses.
Dimensions:
approx 300 mm high
approx 110 mm in diameter, varying
Weight: 6kg varying
We greatly enjoyed making her. Her light hearted appearance, while holding a number of books under her arm to reflect on her state of mind and interests.
There could be many more maquette's to the theme of Jane Austen in a number of different expressions and postures.
Jane Austen continues to have a global following to this day. This is very obvious at the great gatherings to her annual commemoration here in Bath where she dwelled in one of the cities town houses.
Dimensions:
approx 300 mm high
approx 110 mm in diameter, varying
Weight: 6kg varying
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Austenite Period Maquette
in Coloured Bronze
with Rose Pink Patina
in Coloured Bronze
with Rose Pink Patina
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This Austenite female period maquette is based on the little imagery available of her. It is supposed to represent the timeless, lighthearted and elegant spirit portrait in her novels.
We greatly enjoyed making her. Her light hearted appearance, while holding a number of books under her arm to reflect on her state of mind and interests.
There could be many more maquette's to the theme of Jane Austen in a number of different expressions and postures.
Jane Austen continues to have a global following to this day. This is very obvious at the great gatherings to her annual commemoration here in Bath where she dwelled in one of the cities town houses.
Dimensions:
approx 300 mm high
approx 110 mm in diameter, varying
Weight: 6kg varying
We greatly enjoyed making her. Her light hearted appearance, while holding a number of books under her arm to reflect on her state of mind and interests.
There could be many more maquette's to the theme of Jane Austen in a number of different expressions and postures.
Jane Austen continues to have a global following to this day. This is very obvious at the great gatherings to her annual commemoration here in Bath where she dwelled in one of the cities town houses.
Dimensions:
approx 300 mm high
approx 110 mm in diameter, varying
Weight: 6kg varying
Click on the image to enlarge.
Austenite Period Maquette
in Coloured Bronze
with Verdigris Patina
in Coloured Bronze
with Verdigris Patina
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This Austenite female period maquette is based on the little imagery available of her. It is supposed to represent the timeless, lighthearted and elegant spirit portrait in her novels.
We greatly enjoyed making her. Her light hearted appearance, while holding a number of books under her arm to reflect on her state of mind and interests.
There could be many more maquette's to the theme of Jane Austen in a number of different expressions and postures.
Jane Austen continues to have a global following to this day. This is very obvious at the great gatherings to her annual commemoration here in Bath where she dwelled in one of the cities town houses.
Dimensions:
approx 300 mm high
approx 110 mm in diameter, varying
Weight: 6kg varying
We greatly enjoyed making her. Her light hearted appearance, while holding a number of books under her arm to reflect on her state of mind and interests.
There could be many more maquette's to the theme of Jane Austen in a number of different expressions and postures.
Jane Austen continues to have a global following to this day. This is very obvious at the great gatherings to her annual commemoration here in Bath where she dwelled in one of the cities town houses.
Dimensions:
approx 300 mm high
approx 110 mm in diameter, varying
Weight: 6kg varying
Click on the image to enlarge.
Jane Austen
Life Size Bust in Plaster
Jane Austen was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century.
Life Size Bust in Plaster
Jane Austen was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century.
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This life size bust of the author has been designed and hand crafted in plaster in our workshop in Bath which is the traditional medium to replicate famous pieces of art in antiquity and up to the present.
Height 55cm
Weight 18kg
Height 55cm
Weight 18kg
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Jane Austen House Bath
Edgar Buildings, Bath
Edgar Buildings, Bath
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This terrace house is typical of the houses in Bath. Elegant, adaptable and handsome.
It is faced with Bath stone in the form of smooth blocks called ‘ashlar’.
Often you will also find ashlar used alongside uneven block work which is called
‘rubble stone’ or which tends to be used in the less prominent positions.
The Palladian terrace house (after Andrea Palladio) has
different sizes of window. The ground floor windows are of medium size.
The principal or
1st floor windows are taller with a smaller top floor, this floor is also called the ‘piano nobile’.
The Attic
windows set into the Welsh slate roof which is called a ‘mansard roof’ and in these small rooms is where the servants would have slept, before getting up at 5 o’clock to lay the multiple fires every morning.
Dimensions: 3.5″w x 7″h x 2″d
It is faced with Bath stone in the form of smooth blocks called ‘ashlar’.
Often you will also find ashlar used alongside uneven block work which is called
‘rubble stone’ or which tends to be used in the less prominent positions.
The Palladian terrace house (after Andrea Palladio) has
different sizes of window. The ground floor windows are of medium size.
The principal or
1st floor windows are taller with a smaller top floor, this floor is also called the ‘piano nobile’.
The Attic
windows set into the Welsh slate roof which is called a ‘mansard roof’ and in these small rooms is where the servants would have slept, before getting up at 5 o’clock to lay the multiple fires every morning.
Dimensions: 3.5″w x 7″h x 2″d
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Jane Austen House Doorway, Bath
Designed by John Wood the Elder
When – 1735
Where – Bath, England
Designed by John Wood the Elder
When – 1735
Where – Bath, England
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The Georgian town house is now famous by its association to Jane Austen.
Jane Austen (1775 – 1817) spent a great deal of her adult life in Bath.
Built of Bath stone the terraced row leads up to the circus and The Royal Crescent. Living here one could not help but engage in and observe Bath society as featured in many of her novels.
This model was developed as Tim wished to include the house of one of Baths most famous inhabitants. The pediment over the doorway is covered in beaten lead, a detail replicated in them model.
Weight: 4 kg
Dimensions: 5.5″w x 8.5″h x 2.5″d
Jane Austen (1775 – 1817) spent a great deal of her adult life in Bath.
Built of Bath stone the terraced row leads up to the circus and The Royal Crescent. Living here one could not help but engage in and observe Bath society as featured in many of her novels.
This model was developed as Tim wished to include the house of one of Baths most famous inhabitants. The pediment over the doorway is covered in beaten lead, a detail replicated in them model.
Weight: 4 kg
Dimensions: 5.5″w x 8.5″h x 2.5″d