Heraldry Wood Carvings from Gino Masero

Coleman Family Crest – The College of Arms

Ricci Masero — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 19:42:39 +0000

Another commission for the College of Arms, here is shown the Coleman family crest carved in Lime Wood, later to be painted. The Irish family has a long history dating back to around 300AD. This particular piece also featured in a series of articles, written by Gino and published in The Woodworker magazine, towards the …

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Spem Reduxit – The College of Arms

Ricci Masero — Sat, 04 Nov 2017 00:16:40 +0000

This Canadian coat of arms was produced by Gino during his time working on commissions from the College of Arms in London. Carved in Lime Wood and then expertly painted by Gino’s long term colleague and Heraldic Artist, Frank Berry.

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Carved Banner – Bishop’s Palace Winchester

Ricci Masero — Wed, 04 Oct 2017 12:36:10 +0000

Here are some photographs of Gino at his workbench, in the early stages of carving a banner for the Bishop’s Palace in Winchester. Also known as the Old Bishop’s Palace or Wolvesey Castle, the grounds are now ruins that are open to the public and under the care of English Heritage.

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Heraldic Crest – The College Of Arms

Ricci Masero — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 23:26:25 +0000

Gino was engaged for some 12 years by The College Of Arms, to carve heraldic crests for regular commissions. Several coat of arms for the Order of the Bath and the Order of the Garter, such as the one seen here were carved for noblemen, knights of the realm and the gentry. This large and …

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