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Does your kitchen or dining area need a little tender love and care? Our Swifts In-Flight sculpture might be just what your home needs.
Available as a trio, a quad, a gathering of five, or a flock of six birds, this handmade mild steel piece beautifully captures the grace and energy of birds in flight. Add this elegant finishing touch to your living space today — and for something truly special, personalise your sculpture with a custom engraving, making it as unique as each one of our creations.
Our Interior Sculptures: Delicate Yet PowerfulEach small interior piece is crafted with the same meticulous attention to detail as our larger exterior sculptures. The creative process begins the same way every time — with simple, old-fashioned pencil to paper. Charles hand-draws each sketch in his studio, imbuing the sculpture with movement, character, and lifelike qualities before determining its size, measurements, and dimensions.
Once the design is finalised, the sketch is transferred onto a bench plate using artist’s chalk. This chalk outline may remain for up to a week, during which Charles continually edits and refines it until he’s completely satisfied. When pieces need to be cut from mild steel sheets, Charles prepares the artwork digitally and uses either a handheld plasma cutter or CNC table for precision cutting. Each component is then carefully fettled, textured if required, and smoothed around the edges.
This stage is truly magical — as Charles begins assembling the sculpture, welding wings to bodies or tail feathers to tails with utmost care to bring each unique piece to life. The finer details, such as curled wing tips or bent tail feathers, are shaped to add that extra spark of vitality. All smaller interior sculptures are mounted on sturdy bases made from thicker mild steel sheets, ensuring stability and durability.
Our signature finish for interior art is a beautiful brushed steel effect, achieved by hand with a wire brush and a bit of elbow grease. To preserve the natural tones of the metal, each piece is sealed with a matte or gloss lacquer. We also offer a variety of alternative finishes, including hand painting, powder coating from the full RAL colour chart, or a simple hot zinc galvanised finish. Please note: these interior pieces are designed for indoor use, but we’re happy to adapt them for outdoor display if required. Ready to find their new home, these sculptures make perfect gifts or personal treasures — delicate, powerful, and uniquely crafted.
If you have any question regarding this product or any other sculpture on our website then feel free to get in touch with our team.
Interior Swift Sizes:
Trio: 38cm x 20cm x 10cm
Quad: 34cm x 30cm x 15cm
Gathering: 40cm x 32cm x 20cm
Flock: 45cm x 35cm x 22cm
Available in hot dipped zinc finish, where the surface is protected from within and permitted to develop a quiet, architectural patination through exposure to the elements.
Alternatively, the sculpture may be offered with an oxidised steel patina, or professionally painted patinations in a refined palette of colours, including tonal, metallic, and luxury surface treatments. Each patination is chosen for its longevity, depth, and ability to weather with grace.
On Special Request or Bespoke Commission: Also available in Bronze Material, with Various Patination: Verdigris Bronze, Traditional Dark Bronze and Polished Bronze
Illumination Kits are not available for this sculpture.
We arrange worldwide delivery and installation, tailored to your location and the scale of the piece. Smaller sculptures are shipped using secure, tracked services; larger works are professionally crated and transported by expert art handlers or delivered in person by our team. Wherever you are, we bring sculpture to your world safely and seamlessly.
For clients across the UK and around the world, we offer a full professional installation service to ensure your sculpture is positioned exactly as intended. Whether the piece is destined for a private garden, a coastal estate, a city rooftop or a public art site overseas, our team can travel internationally to bring the final stage of the artwork to life.
To prepare an accurate installation quotation, please provide:
• Ground type – e.g. grass, soil, loose stone, hard standing, concrete pads or water
• Precise sculpture location – including any lifting, lowering or obstacles on site
• Access details – e.g. gates, stairs, steps, paths, driveway access, alleyways or fences
Our installation team will assess the site and requirements in detail, ensuring the correct foundations, fixings, lifting equipment and personnel are allocated. This allows us to deliver a seamless, safe and efficient installation experience anywhere in the world.
To receive your personalised international delivery and/or installation quote, please email the above details to: sales@charleselliottsculpture.co.uk
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Charles Elliott Sculpture is a contemporary studio creating sculptural works in bronze and steel for public, private, and architectural settings worldwide.
Based in England and led by sculptor Charles Elliott, the studio works with international collectors, landscape designers, developers, and public institutions, with commissioned sculptures placed across Europe and the United States.
Charles has presented work in distinguished cultural settings including Royal Ascot Racecourse and the Cheltenham Festival, and has received award recognition at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Each work is conceived as a lasting presence — shaped by material, scale, and an enduring relationship with place.
