From our family's collection. I have for sale #77 of the 100 made of the Flamsteed House, a special commission of JP Editions Castles of England series sculpture. Completely hand made and hand painted in Hampshire, England by Patrick Gates in 2006, the 16th anniversary year of the series. This Flamsteed House is ornate and beautifully detailed and quite amazing. It is larger than most in this series and comes with a wooden base complete with brass nameplate. It is considered to be in used condition even though it has been stored for the majority of its time.
Please see photos to confirm condition. It has been stored in a smoke free and pet free home. I do not have a certificate of authenticity. I will take it to UPS to have the original box carefully packed with fragile designation in a larger box, and plan to post UPS Fragile based on zip code. Buyer pays for packing and shipping costs, which are historically up to $60 total and may differ from ebay shipping estimates.
If you have questions or would like additional photos, please ask. Thanks for looking.
I have several castles, gates and manor houses of the Patrick Gates JP Editions including England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Warwick and Windsor series available. If you are seeking something specific, please contact me. I will be listing as best I can.
Flamsteed House is the original Royal Observatory building at Greenwich. King Charles II instructed Wren, who was also an astronomer, to design the building in 1675 and it was completed the following year.
The role of Astronomer Royal was created by Charles II in 1675, when he appointed John Flamsteed to draw up a map of the heavens with enough accuracy to be reliable for navigation. Since Flamsteed there have been nine Astronomers Royal, including Edmond Halley and Nevil Maskelyne, each of whom have contributed to the world’s understanding of the stars, time and space.
The beautiful Octagon Room was designed to observe celestial events including eclipses, comets and planetary movements. With big windows, the room was perfect for watching the sky, but not ideal for positional observations, because none of the walls were aligned with a meridian. Most important positional observations were actually made in a small outhouse in the gardens.
The apartments are where the Astronomers Royal and their families lived and worked.