| London 1975
In Tarnprufe Bag
This was the 11th item of 59 made for John Sutherland-Hawes' Aurum Designs
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Engraved to base:
NUMBER 761 OF A LIMITED EDITION OF 900 MADE BY ORDER OF THE DEAN AND CHAPTER OF ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL TO COMMEMORATE THE 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LAYING OF THE FOUNDATION STONE IN 1675
Edition of: 900
Designer: Jocelyn Burton
Maker: Hector Miller – Stuart Devlin Workshop
Maker’s Mark: JB
Weight: 239g
Diameter of Bowl: 11.5 cm Cost new: £94 - £186 pair - £370 x 4
Before starting the rebuilding of St Paul’s following the Great Fire, Christopher Wren stood on the empty site and called for a stone to mark the centre of the new building. A workman pulled a fragment of an old gravestone from the rubble and handed it to him: it was inscribed ‘Resurgem’ - ‘I shall rise again’. It had already been rebuilt three times and now for the fourth, like a phoenix from the ashes. Over the great south door of the completed cathedral stands the carved phoenix which he placed there, above the solitary word ‘Resurgem’
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| | London 1981
This was the 36th item of 59 made for John Sutherland-Hawes' Aurum Designs
In original box with certificate, leaflet and Tarnprufe bag
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Engraved to base:
NUMBER 809 A LIMITED EDITION OF 1,000 MADE BY ORDER OF THE DEAN AND CHAPTER OF ST PAUL’S TO COMMEMORATE THE WEDDING OF H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE LADY DIANA SPENCER ON 29 JULY 1981
Booklet certificate signed by Alan Webster, Dean of St. Paul’s
Edition of: 1000
Designer: Hector Miller & Tim Minett
Maker: Hector Miller
Maker’s Mark: HM
Weight: 384 gm
Height: 16.7 cm Cost new: £388 - £770 pair - £2300 x 6
The bowl of the goblet is held by heraldic beasts, each holding its appropriate coat of arms, are those associated with the three principals in the event.
For the Prince, the Dragon, his insignia as Prince of Wales: the Celtic badge of chieftanship, first used in English royal heraldry by the Tudors.
For the Lady Diana, the Griffin, crest of the Spencers: in legend a guardian of treasure with the appearance of the eagle and lion combined.
For St Paul’s, the Phoenix, its emblem chosen by Wren. The cathedral he built replaced old St Paul’s, destroyed in the Great Fire of London, as fire had destroyed its two predecessors. Each time, like a phoenix from its ashes, it rose again.
The first goblet in this edition was given by the Cathedral as a wedding gift to The Prince & Princess of Wales after the marriage ceremony there
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| | London 1977
This was the 19th item of 59 made for John Sutherland-Hawes' Aurum Designs
Original box (marked on top) no paperwork
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Engraved to base:
NUMBER 226 OF A LIMITED EDITION OF 2500 MADE BY ORDER OF THE DEAN AND CHAPTER OF WESTMINSTER TO COMMEMORATE THE SILVER JUBILEE IN 1977 OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II
Certificate signed by Edward Carpenter, Dean of Westminster
Edition of: 2500
Designer: Hector Miller & Tim Minett
Maker: Hector Miller
Maker’s Mark: HM
Weight: 8.5oz
Diameter of Bowl: 11.5 cm Cost new: £143 - £284 pair - £850 x 6
The handle of the Bowl, sculptured by Tim Minett, is a crowned, rampant lion, the royal and national symbol of England. Its left paw is supported by a shield bearing across and martlets: the arms of St Edward, which is incorporated in those of the Abbey. The lion proffers St Edward’s Crown, so named because, in origin, it was the Confessor’s own, preserved by the Abbey. It is the Coronation Crown which, at the height of the great national and religious solemnity, is taken from the Abbey’s High Altar by the Dean of Westminster and presented to the Archbishop to be placed on the head of the newly-anointed sovereign.
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| | London 1979
Original Box
This was the 26th item of 59 made for John Sutherland-Hawes' Aurum Designs
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Engraved to base:
NUMBER 110 OF A LIMITED EDITION OF 900 MADE BY ORDER OF THE DEAN AND CHAPTER TO COMMEMORATE THE NINTH CENTENARY OF WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL IN 1979
Certificate signed by Michael Stancliffe, Dean of Winchester
Edition of: 900
Designer: Hector Miller & Tim Minett
Maker: Hector Miller
Maker’s Mark: HM
Weight: 216 g
Diameter of Bowl: 11.5 cm Cost new: £182
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| | London 1972
Original white box and Certificate
This was the 2nd item of 59 made for John Sutherland-Hawes' Aurum Designs
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Engraved to base:
NUMBER 356 OF A LIMITED EDITION OF 1000 MADE BY ORDER OF THE DEAN AND CHAPTER OF YORK TO COMMEMORATE THE 500TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COMPLETION OF THE GOTHIC MINSTER AND THE END OF THE FIVE YEARS WORK OF RECONSTRUCTION IN 1972
Certificate signed by Alan Richardson, Dean of York
Edition of: 1000
Designer: Hector Miller
Maker: Hector Miller – Stuart Devlin Workshop
Maker’s Mark: HM
Weight: 10oz
Diameter of bowl: 11.5 cm Cost new: £63.50 - £121 pair
The Bowl’s handle depicts, in deep sculptured relief, two men working on the fabric of the Minster. To the left, a mason in fifteenth-century dress, representative of the original builders, carves the Minster’s arms; to the right, a welder, representative of the restorers, is at work on the steel shoring which supported the structure during restoration.
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| | London 1972
Original white box and Certificate
This was the 2nd item of 59 made for John Sutherland-Hawes' Aurum Designs
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Engraved to base:
NUMBER 464 & 465 OF A LIMITED EDITION OF 1000 MADE BY ORDER OF THE DEAN AND CHAPTER OF YORK TO COMMEMORATE THE 500TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COMPLETION OF THE GOTHIC MINSTER AND THE END OF THE FIVE YEARS WORK OF RECONSTRUCTION IN 1972
Certificate signed by Alan Richardson, Dean of York
Edition of: 1000
Designer: Hector Miller
Maker: Hector Miller – Stuart Devlin Workshop
Maker’s Mark: HM
Weight: 10oz
Diameter of bowl: 11.5 cm Cost new: £63.50 - £121 pair
The Bowl’s handle depicts, in deep sculptured relief, two men working on the fabric of the Minster. To the left, a mason in fifteenth-century dress, representative of the original builders, carves the Minster’s arms; to the right, a welder, representative of the restorers, is at work on the steel shoring which supported the structure during restoration.
(These was unopened since 1972 and in original despatch box when they arrived!) |
| | London 1975
Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)
Diameter: 4 cm
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| | London 1975
Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)
Diameter: 4.5 cm
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| | London 1975
Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)
Diameter: 4.5 cm
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30 page well illustrated showing the work of 12 Silversmiths:
Vladimir Bohm
David Clarke
Rebecca de Quin
Sarah Denny
Alistair McCallum
Grant McCaig
Hector Miller
Peter Musson
Theresa Nguyen
Michael Rowe
Toby Russell
Lucian Taylor
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