Bronze/Cast Iron

Techniques for making metal alloys date back over 2000 years. Once the Chinese people discovered that they could add lead and tin to copper to create a stronger, more workable metal, the Bronze Age began. Bronze became increasingly popular because the tools and weapons made out of it were far more durable. Bronze also melted faster, making it easier to pour into casts and moulds.

The Chinese produced cast iron as early as the 6th century BC, and it was produced sporadically in Europe by the 14th century. It was introduced into England about 1500, the first ironworks in America was established on the James River, Virginia, in 1619. During the 18th and 19th centuries, cast iron was a cheaper engineering material than wrought iron because it did not require intensive refining and working with hammers, but it was more brittle and inferior in strength. Nevertheless, its load-bearing strength made it the first important structural metal, and it was used in some of the earliest skyscrapers. In the 20th century, steel, replaced cast iron in construction, but cast iron continues to have many industrial applications.

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Fountain-Nymphaeum, Bronze Male Figure and Gargoyle, Pompeii Italy - Roadshow Collectibles

Fountain-Nymphaeum, Bronze Male Figure and Gargoyle, Pompeii Italy,

Miguel Fernando Lopez (Milo) Bronze Sculpted Horse Stone Base, Signed - Roadshow Collectibles

Miguel Fernando Lopez (Milo) Bronze Sculpted Horse Stone Base, Signed.

Bronze Golf Sculpture, a Man In a Crouched Position Eyeing The Green - Roadshow Collectibles

Bronze Golf Sculpture, a Man In a Crouched Position Eyeing The Green.

Bronze Bird Sculpture, Gilt, Chinese, 19th Century - Roadshow Collectibles

Bronze Bird Sculpture, Gilt, Chinese, 19th Century.

Bust Casting Of a Tibetan Sherpa Man, Early 1900's - Roadshow Collectibles

Bust Casting Of a Tibetan Sherpa Man, Early 1900's.

Brass Moulding Of a Hawaiian Hula Dancer Large Head Dress Grass Skirt - Roadshow Collectibles

Brass Moulding Of a Hawaiian Hula Dancer Large Head Dress Grass Skirt.

Bronze Duck Sculpture Taking Flight - Roadshow Collectibles

Bronze Duck Sculpture Taking Flight.

Scottish Terrier Dog, Solid Bronze, Maquette - Roadshow Collectibles

Scottish Terrier Dog, Solid Bronze, Maquette.

Dolphin Sculpture, Bronze, Swimming Thru a Reef - Roadshow Collectibles

Dolphin Sculpture, Bronze, Swimming Thru a Reef.

Pigeon Sculpture, Bronze, Standing On a Double Pedestal Base - Roadshow Collectibles

Pigeon Sculpture, Bronze, Standing On a Double Pedestal Base.

Don Juan Sculpture In Bronze - Roadshow Collectibles

Don Juan Sculpture In Bronze.

Don Cesar Sculpture In Bronze - Roadshow Collectibles

Don Cesar Sculpture In Bronze.

Bronze Sculpture, Male Riding a Horse, Attire Worn In The 17th-Century - Roadshow Collectibles

Bronze Sculpture, Male Riding a Horse, Attire Worn In The 17th-Century

Bronze Sculpture, Baby Boy Learning How To Walk, On a Marble Base - Roadshow Collectibles

Bronze Sculpture, Baby Boy Learning How To Walk, On a Marble Base.

Cast Iron Sculpture, Three Fish Swimming Through a Group of Java Ferns - Roadshow Collectibles

Cast Iron Sculpture, Three Fish Swimming Through a Group of Java Ferns

Chinese Bronze Copper Mouse Beast, Dragon, Xi Zun Wine Vessel - Roadshow Collectibles

Chinese Bronze Copper Mouse Beast, Dragon, Xi Zun Wine Vessel.

Chinese Bronze Luduan Censer, Qilin Form On Wood Stand, Qing Period - Roadshow Collectibles

Chinese Bronze Luduan Censer, Qilin Form On Wood Stand, Qing Period.

Chinese Bronze Bell, Detailed Relief Of Dragons and Geometric Shapes - Roadshow Collectibles

Chinese Bronze Bell, Detailed Relief Of Dragons and Geometric Shapes.

Bronze Bell, Relief Of an Angel, Animals, Geometric Shapes, & Text - Roadshow Collectibles

Bronze Bell, Relief Of an Angel, Animals, & Geometric Shapes & Text.

Brass Sleigh Bells, Four Bells Held By Arched Brackets, Early 1800s - Roadshow Collectibles

Brass Sleigh Bells, Four Bells Held By Arched Brackets, Early 1800s.

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