Walnut Plaque with Antique Bronze Eagle Casting

A walnut plaque with antique bronze eagle casting is a wall-mounted recognition award that pairs a cast metal eagle with a laser-engraved brass name plate. Organizations order it for retirement tributes, service milestones and leadership honors where the eagle carries symbolic weight. The award hangs on a wall rather than standing on a desk, so it stays visible in an office or lobby long after the ceremony.

The eagle plaque gives part of its panel to a cast metal ornament, so the engraving field is smaller than on a plain plaque of the same panel size. That trade buys a three-dimensional focal point a flat engraved plate cannot match. Choose the eagle version for patriotic, civic and leadership awards, and a plain plaque when the text runs long or several names share one plate.

Yes, and laser engraving is the only decoration method used on this plaque. The engraving goes on the brass plate, not on the wood panel or the casting, so artwork must be sized to that plate. Send logo files as vector art such as .ai, .eps or .pdf so fine lines hold at engraving size. The eagle casting is a fixed component and cannot be re-finished or swapped.

Production takes 5 working days from artwork approval. The clock starts when you approve the engraving proof, not when the order is placed, so returning the proof the same day is the fastest route to a fixed ceremony date. Transit time is added on top of those 5 production days.

This plaque has no published minimum order quantity, so it can be ordered as a single piece for one recipient or as a matched set for an annual awards program. Every plaque is engraved individually, so each piece in a set needs its own approved name proof. Confirm the full quantity before proofing, because engraving is quoted against the whole run.

Eagle plaques are ordered most often for military and veteran recognition, law enforcement and fire service awards, retirement ceremonies, Eagle Scout courts of honor, and chamber of commerce or civic honors. Corporate buyers also use them for sales leadership awards and board service milestones. The eagle reads as a symbol of service, which is why these categories dominate the orders.

Per-unit pricing on this plaque is quoted against your order rather than published as a fixed tier. Quantity drives the figure most, because engraving setup spreads across the run and the cost per piece drops as the run grows. Engraving content matters next, since a logo takes more setup than a plain text plate. Send your quantity and artwork to get a firm per-unit price.

A piano finish is a high-gloss lacquer coating buffed to a mirror-smooth surface, named for the finish used on grand pianos. On a walnut panel it deepens the grain colour and reflects light across the face of the plaque. The lacquer layer also seals the wood, which protects the surface from light scuffs during handling and setup.

Wipe the plaque with a dry, lint-free cloth and nothing else for routine cleaning. Keep ammonia-based glass cleaners and solvent metal polishes away from the brass plate, because they dull the engraved surface. Hang the plaque out of direct sunlight and off damp walls, which is what keeps the walnut finish clear over the years.