A selection of solid bronze and silver sculptures by William Hamper (aka Billy Childish).
More sculptures available to view on the L-13 archive site.
aurochs II
Made in an Edition of 31 with 4 APs this is the second solid bronze aurochs sculpture made by William Hamper (aka Billy Childish).
Formed by the artist, cast in the fires of Clerkenwell, and hand finished at the L-13 Light Industrial Workshop.
7.5cm x 10cm x 2.5cm
approximately 300 grams of solid bronze with brown and green patinas
Comes with a signed and numbered edition certificate
Released September 2016
Also available in a solid silver edition of 3, and solid 22c gold edition of one
skull & femur
Made in an Edition of 31 with 4 APs this is the first ever solid bronze sculpture of a skull and femur made by William Hamper (aka Billy Childish).
Formed by the artist, cast in the fires of Clerkenwell, and hand finished at the L-13 Light Industrial Workshop.
skull: 8 cm long x 6.5 cm high x 5 cm wide
femur: 14 cm long x 2 cm high x 3 cm wide
512 grams in total of solid bronze with brown and green patinas
Comes with a signed and numbered edition certificate
Released September 2015
Short Brothers Flying Boat door knocker
Not many artists make editions of door knockers but Billy Childish does. This one is in solid brass, modelled on a Short Sunderland Flying Boat. It comes in heavy at 1400 grams so you’ll definitely hear the postman.
An edition of just three have been made. You’ll not see the like of them again.
The one pictured belonging to Dr Childish. Yours will be sparkling and new until you allow it to weather.
18 cm long x 21.5 cm wide x 4 cm high
Comes with a signed and numbered edition certificate.
Released with an accompanying set of seven limited edition commemorative posters, May 2015.
woolly rhino
Made in an Edition of 31 with 4 APs this is the first ever solid bronze sculpture of a woolly rhinoceros made by William Hamper (aka Billy Childish).
Formed by the artist, cast in the fires of Clerkenwell, and hand finished at the L-13 Light Industrial Workshop.
21 cm long x 13 cm high x 6 cm wide
1121 grams of solid bronze with brown and green patinas
Comes with a signed and numbered edition certificate
Released May 2015
aurochs
Made in an Edition of just 31 copies with 4 APs this is the first ever solid bronze sculpture of an aurochs made by William Hamper (aka Billy Childish).
Formed by the artist, cast in the fires of Clerkenwell, and hand finished at the L-13 Light Industrial Workshop.
18 cm long x 9 cm high x 4 cm wide
973 grams of solid bronze with brown and green patinas
Comes with a signed and numbered edition certificate
Released August 2014
ice age horse
Made in an Edition of just 31 copies with 4 APs this is the first ever solid bronze sculpture of an ice age horse made by William Hamper (aka Billy Childish).
Formed by the artist, cast in the fires of Clerkenwell, and hand finished at the L-13 Light Industrial Workshop.
14.5 cm long x 8 cm high x 3 cm wide
560 grams of solid bronze with brown and green patinas
Comes with a signed and numbered edition certificate
Released August 2014
wild pigs
Made in an Editions of just 13 copies with 2 APs these are the first ever bronze sculptures by William Hamper (aka Billy Childish); Formed by the artist, cast in the fires of Clerkenwell, and hand finished at the L-13 Light Industrial Workshop.
wild pig 1: 6 cm long x 3.5 cm high x 1.2 cm wide
wild pig 2: 8.5 cm long x 5 cm high x 1.7 cm wide
wild pig 3: 9 cm long x 5.6 cm high x 1.5 cm wide
Also released in a solid silver edition of three with 2 APs, hallmarked with the BC 2014 Hallmark.
Released April 2014.
