The Tangerine Store
Personalized Antique Brass House Plate | Custom Château Name Sign | French Manor Address Plaque
Personalized Antique Brass House Plate | Custom Château Name Sign | French Manor Address Plaque
Personalization
We make exactly what you type. Your wording is reproduced exactly as you enter it here, spelling, capitals and punctuation included. If you type in lower case, we set it in lower case. The wording in the photographs is only an example. A design preview is emailed for your approval before anything is made.
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- Free worldwide shipping. Tracked, on every order, with no minimum.
- Customs duties prepaid. VAT and any other local taxes are not included and may be charged on delivery, depending on your country.
- Made to order. Dispatched within 5 to 7 business days.
- Made by hand in our own workshop. Small variations in pattern and finish are part of the process.
The Sign
An oval cartouche with acanthus scrolls turned out at both sides and a fleur-de-lis standing at the crown. Wheat ears sweep the outer edges and grapevine leaves run along the bottom. Two lines: the house name across the middle, and a short line below it inside its own scrolled panel.
It is the most ornamented plate we make, and it carries a name rather than a number. Those two things go together.
Craftsmanship
Grown in real copper and brass over a sculpted form. The detail sits at more than one height, 2 to 5 mm off the ground, so the face is modeled rather than flat, and the plate is 8 to 10 mm thick and solid through.
Readable from the road
The name is cut large enough to carry from the gate, and the line under it reads once you are at the door. Raised brass over a ground left dark reads as contrast rather than as shape, and contrast is what carries in flat light.
Built for outside
Sealed under a UV-protective finish once the patina is on. Sun, rain and frost leave the color where it is, and there is no steel in the body to rust and streak the wall.
Personalization
Two lines are yours: the house name and the short line beneath it, usually a year. Send them exactly as you want them set, accents included. A design preview comes back by email before anything is made.
Specifications
- Material: electroformed copper and brass over a solid sculpted core
- Finish: raised antique brass on a blackened ground
- Thickness: 0.3 to 0.4 in (8 to 10 mm), solid through
- Relief: raised detail stands 0.1 to 0.2 in (2 to 5 mm) proud of the ground, at more than one height across the design
- Shape: oval cartouche with a fleur-de-lis crest, acanthus sides and a vine border
- Sizes: eleven, from 6 x 4 to 10 x 10 inches, height x width
- UV-protected and weather-treated for outdoor use
- Made to order in our own workshop
A name needs room inside an oval. Start at 8 x 6, and take 10 x 8 for anything longer than about fourteen characters.
Mounting
Three ways, chosen at checkout.
- Keyhole slots: two screws into the wall, and it lifts off if you ever repaint behind it.
- Peel-and-stick tape: sealed strips already applied to the back. No drilling, which suits render, tile or a rented house. Needs a smooth, clean, dry surface.
- Floating stud mount: threaded studs on reinforced bosses that hold the plate clear of the wall. Best on brick, stone and shingle, where a flush fixing never sits true.
Hardware and instructions are included with all three.
Where it works
A stone gatepost, a pale rendered wall, a pair of gates. It is made for a driveway entrance rather than a front door.
Care
Wipe clean. Avoid harsh cleaners.
