Group    From 1973 

Meridian Bronze

Categories: Craft / Design, Sculpture

Countries: Australia

We're not certain we have found the right foundry. Its name seems right but it's Australian which seems wrong.

From their website: "Established in 1973 by Peter Morley, Meridian Sculpture was the first commercial-scale, lost-wax foundry in Australia." Morley trained in London so perhaps that explains the 'London' in the name on the Crosby piece.

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Meridian Bronze

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Bing Crosby

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Peace symbol

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Essex House - E3

Essex House - E3

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J. Starkie Gardner

J. Starkie Gardner

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John Penfold

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