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London 1973

This was the 3rd item of 59 made for John Sutherland-Hawes' Aurum Designs

This one in original white box with certificate and letters


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Engraved to base:

THE CONGRESS OF EUROPE STANDING CUP AND COVER 1973 NUMBER 43 OF A LIMITED EDITION OF 500 FACSIMILES OF THE FIRST EUROPEAN MOVEMENT PRIZE PRESENTED TO MONSIEUR JEAN MONNET PRODUCED WITH THE AUTHORITY OF THE EUROPEAN MOVEMENT

Certificate signed by Harlech, Chairman, British Council of the European Movement

Edition of:                   500    (not nearly achieved)

Designer:                     Hector Miller

Maker:                         Hector Miller - Stuart Devlin Workshop

Maker’s Mark:            Am

Weight:                       18oz

Height:                        21 cm

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

The Congress of European Movement Standing Cup and Cover reproduces the first gold European Movement Prize, which was presented to Monsieur Jean Monnet at the Congress held in London in 1973, the year of the United Kingdom’s entry into the European Economic Community. The prize is to be given each year to an individual for outstanding service to Europe.

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.

Jean Monnet chose: 'Nous ne coalisons pas des etats -nous unissons des hommes' (We are not unifying states - we are unifying people)

London 1982

In original box with letters and photograph

This was the 43rd item of 59 made for John Sutherland-Hawes' Aurum Designs

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Certificate signed on behalf of Aurum Designs:

This is to certify that Jewelled Salt Number 73 is one of the sole limited edition of 250 produced by Aurum Designs in 1982, the year of the birth of HRH Prince William of Wales.

Edition of:                   250

Designer:                     Hector Miller & Tim Minett

Maker:                        Hector Miller

Maker’s Mark:            HM

Weight:                       6 oz

Height:                         6.5 cm       Cost new:    £325 - £640 pair

The Welsh dragon is set with a cultured pearl with a minimum diameter of 8 mm

Number 74 is also available

Engraved to base:

NUMBER 29 BY ORDER OF THE NEW FOREST NINTH CENTENARY TRUST THIS GOBLET HAS BEEN PRODUCED TO MARK THE 900TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOREST IN 1979

Certificate signed by Malmesbury, The Earl of Malmesbury T,D. Chairman of the Trustees

Edition of:                               500

Designer:                     Hector Miller & Tim Minett

Maker:                         Hector Miller

Maker’s Mark:              HM

Weight:                       11oz

Height:                       16.5 cm         Cost new:    £375 - Pair £748 - £2238 for 6

In 1079 William the Conqueror designated the Forest as a royal hunting preserve. The first mention of oak being felled in the forest for the Navy appears in 1611 when 1800 trees were supplied for shipbuilding.