The authoress Jane Austen (1775 - 1817) spent a great deal of her adult life in Bath. She lived at 25 Gay Street from 1805 onwards. Many of her novels are set in Bath and are based on the social excitement of this city. Bath is as close as England gets to Italy. Its beautiful Georgian buildings are built of the soft, warm Bath stone. The Romans made the site popular by developing the baths, filled with the hot spring water that flows from deep underground. The house in this bookend is on the hill that leads up to the Royal Crescent and shows simple Georgian elegance in the design, the pediment over the doorway is covered in beaten lead. This is one of a series of fine Architectural models made by world-renowned artist, Timothy Richards. These models are made with plaster and other traditional construction materials including lead, acid-etched brass, glass, copper and gold leaf. Each model is individually hand-made in Timothy's studio and worskhop in Bath in England.

Individual, hand-made work of art

Made with traditional construction materials, NOT resin-molded

Can be used as a bookend or free-standing for desk or table-top decoration

8 1/2" high by 5 1/2" wide and 2 1/2" deep

Weighs almost 9 lbs