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AURUM Silver 'FITZWILLIAM MUSEUM CUP''

AURUM Silver 'FITZWILLIAM MUSEUM CUP''

London 1975

This was the 12th item of 59 made for John Sutherland-Hawes' Aurum Designs

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---/150 Four hallmarks – Shield with arms of Richard Fitzwilliam, seventh ViscountFitzwilliam.The arms are lozengy, argent and gules. The motto beneath, Deo Juvante, is an abbreviated version of the full motto Deo adjuvante, nontimemdum.

Edition of:                   150

Designer:                     Jocelyn Burton

Maker:                         Hector Miller

Sponsor’s Mark:        JB

Weight:                       12oz

Height:                        23 cm                                      Cost new:        £388

Booklet certificate signed by Lord Butler of Saffron Walden, Chairman the Fitzwilliam Museum Syndicate

 Each cup is made from sixteen separately formed pieces of silver and set with five 8carat cabochon topaz

 1975 was a notable year in the history of the Fitzwilliam Museum The new extension was completed and the first exhibition held there was opened by Her Majesty the Queen Mother in July. The exhibition was Cambridge Plate spanning seven centuries including examples from their own collection and pieces on loan. This cup was included demonstrating that the arts of designing and making fine silver still flourishes.


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AURUM Silver 'LINCOLN CATHEDRAL' Goblet

AURUM Silver 'LINCOLN CATHEDRAL' Goblet

London 1980 

This was the 32nd item of 59 made for John Sutherland-Hawes' Aurum Designs

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NUMBER 273 OF A LIMITED EDITION OF 700 MADE BY THE ORDER OF THE DEAN AND CHAPTER TO COMMEMORATE THE SEVENTH CENTENARY IN 1980 OF THE COMPLETION OF LINCOLN CATHEDRAL

Booklet certificate signed by Oliver Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, Dean of Lincoln

Edition of:                   700

Designer:                     Hector Miller & Tim Minett

Maker:                         Hector Miller

Maker’s Mark:              HM

Weight:                       10 oz

Height:                        16.5 cm 
 

           
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AURUM Silver 'St PAUL'S CATHEDRAL ROYAL WEDDING' Goblet

AURUM Silver 'St PAUL'S CATHEDRAL ROYAL WEDDING' Goblet

London 1981

This was the 36th item of 59 made for John Sutherland-Hawes' Aurum Designs

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NUMBER 224 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:                       11 oz

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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AURUM Silver 'WESTMINSTER ABBEY JUBILEE' Cup

AURUM Silver 'WESTMINSTER ABBEY JUBILEE' Cup

London 1977

Original Box + Certificate + letters

This was the 19th item of 59 made for John Sutherland-Hawes' Aurum Designs

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NUMBER 418 OF A LIMITED EDITION OF 750 MADE BY ORDER OF THE DEAN & CHAPTER OF WESTMINSTER TO COMMEMORATE THE SILVER JUBILEE IN 1977 OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Booklet certificate signed by Edward Carpenter, Dean of Westminster

Edition of:                   750

Designer:                     Hector Miller & Tim Minett

Maker:                         Hector Miller

Maker’s Mark:             H M

Weight:                      13 oz

Height:                       18.5 cm     Cost new:        £234- £466 pair - £1392 x 6

The bowl of the cup surmounts a crowned, rampant lion, the royal and national symbol of England, whose origin lies in Richard the Lionheart’s choice of golden lions for his alms. The lion proffers St. Edward’s Crown, so named because, in origin, it was the Confessor’s own, preserved by the Abbey and is ow the Coronation Crown, The lion’s left paw is supported by a shield bearing a cross and five martlets: the arms of St. Edward, which are incorporated in those of the Abbey. The shape of the cup’s foot, with its twenty five gilt flutes, is reminiscent of the fab vaulting of the Henry VII chapel, the Abbey’s most wonderful architectural feature.

The Dean, Edward Carpenter, presented Goblet number 1 to Her Majesty the Queen on her visit to the Abbey on Maundy Thursday, her first public engagement following her return from overseas.

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Quality Silver Gilded Wine Taster

Quality Silver Gilded Wine Taster

London 1980
Hector Miller
Length: 11cm

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Silver Coffee Pot

Silver Coffee Pot

Hector Miller
London 1976
Height:14cm

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