Aurum Silver 'York Minster'' Bowls
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!)
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