British Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

We are proud to offer an early 20th century Folk Art wooden hand painted red bi-plane from a windjammer. A wonderful self-taught engineering example demonstrating great proportions a...

Folium kinetic mobile by Umut Yamac Dimensions: D 285 x H 193 cm. Materials: Brass, glass counterweight. Folium is a site specific installation for The Grove, comissioned and develo...

Flicker Circular kinetic mobile with 70 leaves by Umut Yamac Dimensions: D 16 x W 220 x H 41 cm. Materials: Brass leaves, metal. Available in other dimensions. Flicker takes inspira...

Flicker Linear kinetic mobile with 26 leaves by Umut Yamac Dimensions: D 16 x W 260 x H 41 cm. Materials: Brass leaves, metal. Available in other dimensions. Flicker takes inspirati...

Wonderful caprice shell mobile from the 1970s. The mobile makes a wonderful delicate sound when the wind catches the caprice shells and they move and touch together. Acrylic top w...

'Ore in Amber & Ecru with Gold' is a unique handblown and sculpted glass artwork by the Danish and British artists, Hanne Enemark & Louis Thompson. The outer glass form contains a...

Tom Dixon (b. 1959) An early, highly spirited pair of spiral floor lamps by designer Tom Dixon OBE, in spun steel covered in hand-applied gold leaf. Undulating coils rising out of gilt domed bases that each cradle a hidden bulb, these interactive, sculptural works are intentionally pliable. They’re designed to glimmer and, if desired, sway, projecting helix-like shadows that dance on the ceiling: a choreography of light. "I got interested in making lights active rather than static," Dixon said of this pivotal work. "It’s hard to pass this lamp without smacking it to make the light dance. This was my first real lamp and sparked an enduring passion for lighting objects." Inspired by the kinetic sculpture and shadow-play of artists like Alexander Calder, Jean Tinguely, and Ruth Asawa, this raw and buoyant pair of lights is animated by Dixon's ongoing focus on materiality, manufacturing, and form. At the nexus of his early experiments welding found objects into salvage furniture...

'Phateon' is a unique sculpture by the British artist, Jon Lewis, created from cast glass, steel, dicroic filter and a 3 1/5 inch gauge steam chassis. Lewis’ first introduction to glassmaking was in 1989 at Wolverhampton University, where he instantly fell in love with glass as a material. A reoccurring theme throughout the years within his work has been the synthesis of glass with metal, which under the creative influence of the artist, often results in corrosion, patination and texture. With his Apertura series, blown vessels created from recycled Bang & Olufsen Television glass are coated by ‘spark impregnation’. Lewis intensely grinds iron and other metals, creating a multitude of small, hot, airborne metal particles that instantly bond and finally cover, the surface of his glass. Forever evolving works, the consistent detail for each is a window of pure transparent coloured glass, a framed aperture to the internal space, encased and surrounded by this metallic shell. In a parallel and completely different body of work, are Lewis' Moonrock sculptures, which combine glass with dichroic filters and employ his own unique technique which began in 1994. Whilst working as a glass blowing assistant in Oregon, an introduction to ‘dichroic thin film interference filters’ as a form of surface decoration on blown glass, saw Lewis see vast potential. This amazing and very technical material, similar to iridescent butterfly wings, produces colour formed by selective reflection as opposed to absorption. The refractive transformation of light through convex and concave lenses and a diffused projection which this film creates, results in artworks that appear to glow from within, emanating a myriad of colours. A constant in Lewis’ glassmaking palette, this series and technique has featured in many notable sculptural & architectural works and derivations.? These two opposing praxis of the artist’s artistic inquiry, often merge into a single expression. Lewis’ work has evolved into a distinctive vision, a fusion of beauty and uniqueness. Every piece of Lewis' art has a twist, in that each of his designs can be traced back to a single sketch. In many instances scribbled several years before just waiting for that last ingredient of inspiration for it to become a reality and brought to life in his multidisciplinary hot glass and metalwork studio in Essex. In the artist’s own words; “In my work I try to create pieces which are hard to identify materially and have an unknown. I enjoy making things whether a glass vessel or a glass furnace, I appreciate things crafted by hand. My history is of engineering and consequently, I love to push the boundaries of what is expected of materials” Lewis was awarded the Glass Society Prize in the British Glass Biennale 2019. His Transceiver received an Honourable Mention in Trace - Showcasing Sustainable Glass Art, in the Glass Art Society’s Virtual 2021 Conference. His dichroic glass has been used in a number of prestigious architectural commissions, including in the Space Pyramidion at the Child Museum of Cairo and the Bliegiessen Sculpture by Thomas Heatherwick...

'Ore Totem in iron blue & pale turquoise with platinum' is a unique glass sculpture by the collaborative artists Hanne Enemark (Danish) and Louis Thompson (British). The outer glass ...

'Ore in Sienna & Ecru with gold' is a unique glass sculpture in aubergine and off-white colored glass by the collaborative artists Hanne Enemark (Danish) and Louis Thompson (British)...

'Ore in Copper Blue & Pale Turquoise and Platinum' is a unique glass sculpture by the collaborative artists Hanne Enemark (Danish) and Louis Tho...

Henry Coombes, British b.1977- "Umbrella" 2005; mixed media, oil paint on found umbrella, 84cm long, (ARR) Provenance: Purchased from Sorcha Dallas Gallery, Glasgow by the previous owner. Henry wrote: “The Umbrella was in my studio in 2005, being rainy Glasgow, I used it, left it open to dry. I was painting a series of oil paintings you can find on my website, ( oil painting section) Glen Golly, Ponker, Lady offering Cock to Fox. I loved what was happening on the pallet more than what was happening on the canvas. So the end of every day I would scrape it off and smear it on the umbrella. I am somewhat superstitious I believe in the notion of bad luck, I was afraid the open umbrella would upset the painting gods. So the ritual of putting the paint on the umbrella was to change into something new that would appease the spirits of bad luck, and bring good fortune to the painting. Paint is a fluid process will ultimately can not control, and if we try to hard it becomes dull illustration. I teach art in prison I see painting holding together the lives of life prisoners. I have huge faith in its power and same time I am humbled by it every time I go into the studio”. Henry Coombes’ distinctive art practice has received wide recognition since his graduation from Glasgow School of Art in 2002. He has a multi-disciplinary practice working in painting, collage, drawing, sculpture and film. Earlier film works like ‘Laddy and the Lady’ and ‘The Bedfords’ explored ideas of class, hierarchy, hunting for sport and Victorian...

Counter-balanced mobile sculpture "Jupiter" by British artist Julia Condon. Available in a limited edition of 15; each is individually handmade so there will be small variations to e...

Penumbra in Grey is a unique glass sculpture in white and soft dove grey coloured glass by the collaborative artists Hanne Enemark (Danish) and Louis Thompson (British). The outer gl...

Counter-balanced mobile sculpture by British artist Julia Condon. "Mars" is a limited edition of 15; each is individually handmade so there will be small variations to each. Materi...

Counter-balanced mobile sculpture "Mercury" by British artist Julia Condon. Available in a limited edition of 15, each is individually handmade so there will be small variations to e...

Ore in Salmon & Grey is a unique glass sculpture in coral orange, grey and clear colored glass by the collaborative artists Hanne Enemark (Danish) and Louis Thompson (British). The o...

Panicum in Indigo and Pale Turquiose is a unique glass sculpture in purple and soft blue coloured glass by the collaborative artists Hanne Enemark (Danish) and Louis Thompson (Britis...

Panicum in Amber and White is a unique glass sculpture in white, clear and bright amber coloured glass by the collaborative artists Hanne Enemark (Danish) and Louis Thompson (British...

Viridian is a unique handcrafted green, amber and aqua fused glass hanging sculpture by the British artist Amy Cushing. A breathtaking hanging installation...

A handsome 19th century swift with beautiful fruitwood base on ball feet and matching turned acorn finial, brass centre rod and wooden collapsible ribs with original silk ties. Used ...

Our first collaborative series with Studio Logan Howes - HORIZON MOBILES, is a series of 'zero waste' hanging mobiles. Utilising reworked wood offcuts from our pi collection these one of a kind sculptural mobiles have been developed to show an intriguing balance and tension in 'the hang' of each unique mobile. The premise for each piece is evocative of the Norfolk landscape, are purposefully minimal and reflect on moments of solitude in huge environments. The hand carved wooden figures...

Our first collaborative series with Studio Logan Howes - HORIZON MOBILES, is a series of 'zero waste' hanging mobiles. Utilising reworked wood offcuts from our pi collection these one of a kind sculptural mobiles have been developed to show an intriguing balance and tension in 'the hang' of each unique mobile. The premise for each piece is evocative of the Norfolk landscape, are purposefully minimal and reflect on moments of solitude in huge environments. The hand carved wooden figures...

Our first collaborative series with Studio Logan Howes - HORIZON MOBILES, is a series of 'zero waste' hanging mobiles. Utilising reworked wood offcuts from our pi collection these one of a kind sculptural mobiles have been developed to show an intriguing balance and tension in 'the hang' of each unique mobile. The premise for each piece is evocative of the Norfolk landscape, are purposefully minimal and reflect on moments of solitude in huge environments. The hand carved wooden figures...

Our first collaborative series with Studio Logan Howes - HORIZON MOBILES, is a series of 'zero waste' hanging mobiles. Utilising reworked wood offcuts from our pi collection these one of a kind sculptural mobiles have been developed to show an intriguing balance and tension in 'the hang' of each unique mobile. The premise for each piece is evocative of the Norfolk landscape, are purposefully minimal and reflect on moments of solitude in huge environments. The hand carved wooden figures...

Our first collaborative series with Studio Logan Howes - HORIZON MOBILES, is a series of 'zero waste' hanging mobiles. Utilising reworked wood offcuts from our pi collection these one of a kind sculptural mobiles have been developed to show an intriguing balance and tension in 'the hang' of each unique mobile. The premise for each piece is evocative of the Norfolk landscape, are purposefully minimal and reflect on moments of solitude in huge environments. The hand carved wooden figures...