| Sheffield 1996/7
Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)
Height: 9 cm
Width: 10 cm
Brian's favourite commissions were those he undertook for cathedrals because they usually have histories spanning centuries with artists and craftsmen contributing to their fabric over the years and he therefore felt that he was part of a long tradition. In the early 1990's he was particularly pleased to be commissioned to design and make the processional cross and altar candlesticks for Chichester Cathedral. They were delivered in 1992. The candlesticks illustrated here are half size replicas. (The Tapestry behind the altar designed by John Piper was installed in 1966)
This pair are illustrated in my book 'Designer British Silversmiths' |
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| Stainless Steel 6 Place Canteen
'Champagne' Pattern
58 Pieces in original box
Brian Asquith designed this for Spear and Jackson (Ashberry) Ltd
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| Sheffield 1979
Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)
Height: 8.5 cm
Diameter: 15 cm
Heavy black acrylic base
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| Sheffield 1971/2
Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)
Height: 7 cm
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| Height: 17cm
Length: 26cm (spout to handle)
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In the 1990's Alberto Alessi asked Brian to interpret original drawings by Dr. Christopher Dresser. This is a prototype he made up in pewter. |
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| 1969
Height: 21.8 cm
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In 1969 Brian Asquith was commissioned by the people of Caernarvon to make a 3 piece coffee set in silver to be presented to Prince Charles at his investiture of becoming Prince of Wales. This is the prototype that Brian made in copper. An early example of his use of acrylic. Engraved to base of each piece: Prince of Wales (Dragon Crest) Caernarvon 1969 (3 Feathers Crest) |
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| Sheffield 1970
Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)
1 1969 - 1 1972
Height: 11.5 cm
Diameter: 6.6 cm
Total Weight: 3680g
Only 8 guests tonight? Turn the others over for a matching set of candlesticks!
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| Sheffield 1973
Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)
Diameter: 58 mm
Height: 34 mm
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| London 1971
Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling(925)
Height: 5.5 cm
Diameter: 11.5 cm
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| Sheffield 1973
Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)
Diameter: 23 cm
Weight: 483g
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| Sheffield 1992
Height: 18 cm
Diameter top: 8 cm
Weight: 509 gms
A one off commission for a Director of Glaxo
Engraved to base: CHARLES A SANDERS. M.D. JANUARY 1990
Loaned to the Goldsmiths' Company for their Brian Asquith exhibition in 1992 at Goldsmiths' Hall
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| Sheffield 1977
9.5 cm
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| Sheffield 1997
Diameter: 4.5 cm
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| Sheffield 1970
Fully Hallmarked Sterling
Sterling (925)
Diameter: 4.5 cm
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| Sheffield 1998
Fully hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)
Height: 7.3 cm
A prototype made by Brian Asquith for Place Card Holders for use at the Prime Minister's official dinners at Number 10 Downing Street
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| Sheffield 1968
5cm
Applied with Prince of Wales feathers - made for personal gifts given by Prince of Wales at his Investiture in Caernarfon Castle in 1969
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| Sheffield 1967
Width: 10.5 cm
Height: 1.5 cm
Weight: 420 gms
One off Prototype made for the Crafts Council.
They sold these in base metal as souvenirs for the Prince of Wales Investiture in 1969
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| Sheffield 1994
Diameter: 10.5 cm
Width: 15.3 cm
Commissioned by Tulchan Sporting Estates, Grantown-on-Spey
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| Sheffield 1981
Prince Charles and Princess Diana Commemorative
Rosewood Lined
Diameter: 5.5 cm
Height: 6 cm
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| Sheffield 1982
Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)
21 cm
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| Sheffield 1979
Height: 12.5 cm
Total weight: 1055 gms
Black Acrylic base for pepper - White Acrylic base for salt (small crack doesn't effect milling)
I believe that Brian only made 4 pairs of these
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| Sheffield 1971
Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)
25.5 cm Diameter (10 inch)
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| Sheffield 1996
Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)
Diameter: 26 cm
Weight: 771g
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| Sheffield 2000
Millennium Hallmark
Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)
'New Spirit'
Length: 13 cm
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| Sheffield 1967
Length: 22cm (spout to handle)
Height: 14cm
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Two 3 Piece teasets were produced in this pattern: One is in the Modern Silver Collection of The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths'. The other in the Pearson Collection. Apparently only 2 other teapots were produced. We have sold both of them. |
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| Sheffield 1971
Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)
Height: 10.5 cm
Width: 12 cm
Top pricket candle holder can be removed to turn it into a vase
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| Sheffield 1980
Diameter: 5.7 cm
Height: 3.3 cm
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| Original Lead Maquette made by Brian Asquith for his abstract sculpture ELEMENTS-FIRE-STEEL
32 x 29.5 cm
Weight: 7 kilos
Originally commissioned by National Westminster Bank for the outside of their High Street branch in Sheffield - erected 10 May 1965.
When the bank was refurbished this was sold for scrap metal but was saved by Sheffield City Council. Identified by the Public Art Officer it was bought back by NatWest on the insistence of Asquith. It now resides on Sheffield Hallam University where it was relocated in December 1995.
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| Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)
Pepper Mill:
Sheffield 1982
Black acrylic band
Salt Mill:
Sheffield 1984
White acrylic band
Height: 15 cm
Diameter: 5.5 cm
I believe that only 4 pairs of these were made#
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| 2004 Retrospective Exhibition Catalogue
Sheffield Galleries and Museum Trust
18 illustrated pages
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| 48 page book dealing with all aspects of the 1991 Commission of Silver for Lichfield Cathedral
All pieces illustrated and detailed
26 cm x 21 cm
If you haven't been to see this wonderful collection in the Cathedral Treasury then you should go
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