Aftermarket Ceramic Poppy Tower Of London

Blood swept lands and seas of red was a public art installation created in the moat of the tower of london england between july and november 2014 it commemorated the centenary of the outbreak of world war i and consisted of 888 246 ceramic red poppies each intended to represent one british or colonial serviceman killed in the war the ceramic artist was paul cummins with conceptual design.

Aftermarket ceramic poppy tower of london.

First world war centenary. One red ceramic poppy hand made and painted by myself in the same materials size clay paint etc. Over 5 million people travelled from across the country and around the world to see the installation of 888 246 ceramic poppies at the tower of london. A commemorative piece for your collection add a tower of london ceramic poppy to your home.

Ceramic poppies which formed part of an art display at the tower of london last year are being resold online for up to 350 each. If you prefer a steel stem which does go rusty like the tower poppy stems please let me know when ordering. In 2018 the tower once again became a site of commemoration marking 100 years since the end of wwi with beyond the deepening shadow. Each of these memorial poppies holds a special place as a memory of the fallen british soldiers from the first world war.

The only difference being that i supply them fully assembled with a stainless steel stem at no extra charge. A final ceramic poppy has been planted at the tower of london. I no longer have the booklet that came with the poppy hence the lower price however it is in the original box. As the famous tower poppies.

In 2014 the tower of london marked the centenary of the outbreak of the first world war wwi with the commemorative art installation blood swept lands and seas of red which saw the moat filled with thousands of ceramic poppies. In 2014 the artist paul cummins and stage designer tom piper commissioned 888 245 handmade ceramic.