Aurum Silver Gilt 'Congress Of Europe' 1976 Standing Cup & Cover

London 1978  (Special commission for the 1976 prize - see note below*)

This was the 14th item of 59 made for John Sutherland-Hawes' Aurum Designs

In original white box with correspondence from Aurum Designs and a letter signed by John Sutherland-Hawes

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Engraved to base:

FACSIMILE OF THE FOURTH EUROPEAN MOVEMENT PRIZE PRESENTED TO SIGNOR ALTIERO SPINELLI in 1976

Edition:                       Special commission  (See note below*)

Designer:                     Hector Miller

Maker:                         Hector Miller 

Maker’s Mark:            Am

Weight:                       597 g

Height:                        21 cm

Portraiture by Hector Miller M. Des. RCA - Calligraphy by Madelaine Dinkel ARCA MSIA FSDC

Heads around cover: 

MACMILLAN - MONNET - SCHUMAN - SPAAK - ADENAUER - BLUM - CHURCHILL - DE GASPERI

Each cup is an identical copy of the first one produced, except each prize-winner chooses a quotation from his own speeches or writings which is applied, in his own language, in fine calligraphy around the base.

Spinelli chose: 'L'Europa non cada dal'cielo' (You won't find Europe growing on trees)

* When I contacted John Sutherland-Hawes about the complete sets Aurum Designs produced, this one was not listed. 

With this goblet is a letter dated October 1978 from him stating: ' ....... was especially produced to your order ....'

This last cup was not advertised and only produced for previous purchasers of the first three if they enquired, therefore would have been made in a very small run. There is also correspondence doubting any production at all of the last two in this series - 1977 & 1978. 
This is the only example of the one for Spinelli that I have ever seen, and have never seen any for the last 2 years in this series, so believe they were never produced. If anyone has seen other ones, please contact me.

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