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London 1975
This was the 12th item of 59 made for John Sutherland-Hawes' Aurum Designs
In original white box with certificate, large detailed booklet with photo and original brown posting box
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Marked to base:
97/150 Four hallmarks – Shield with arms of Richard Fitzwilliam, seventh Viscount Fitzwilliam. 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: 12 oz
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 8 carat 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 |
| | London 1978
This was the 23rd item of 59 made for John Sutherland-Hawes' Aurum Designs
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Engraved to base:
JERSEY CATTLE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM CENTENARY 1978
63/500
Certificate signed by D C Dalton President
Edition of: 500
Designer: Hector Miller & Tim Minett
Maker: Hector Miller
Maker’s Mark: HM
Weight: 12.5 oz
Height: 17.78 cm Cost new: £263 (£496 for Jug & Box)
The Society owes its origins to a suggestion by Lord Chesham, at the Wray Park Sale of May 10th 1878, that the time had arrived to establish a Herd Book for English Jersey Cattle. The response was enthusiastic and upwards of 150 breeders subsequently lent their support. Today, the Society numbers some 1300 members and in April 1979, as it celebrates its Centenary, it will be the recipient of an unique honour, when Her Majesty The Queen accepts its Presidency.
(See also the Jersey Silver Sugar box - the next piece issued by Aurum Designs)
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| | London 1978
This was the 24th item of 59 made for John Sutherland-Hawes' Aurum Designs
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Engraved to base:
---/500 *
Certificate signed by D C Dalton President
Edition of: 500
Designer: Hector Miller & Tim Minett
Maker: Hector Miller
Maker’s Mark: HM
Weight: 8 oz
Height: 10 cm Cost new: £235 (£496 for Jug & Box)
The Society owes its origins to a suggestion by Lord Chesham, at the Wray Park Sale of May 10th 1878, that the time had arrived to establish a Herd Book for English Jersey Cattle. The response was enthusiastic and upwards of 150 breeders subsequently lent their support. Today, the Society numbers some 1300 members and in April 1979, as it celebrates its Centenary, it will be the recipient of an unique honour, when Her Majesty The Queen accepts its Presidency.
(This was only offered to purchasers of the Jersey Jug)
* The one currently for sale is numbered 32/100 - They had realised by now that they would not get orders for the full 500 so reduced the edition to 100
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| | London 1984
This was the 48th item of 59 made for John Sutherland-Hawes' Aurum Designs
In original box with letters and photo
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Engraved to base:
45 TO COMMEMORATE THE BIRTH IN LONDON ON 15th SEPTEMBER 1984 OF HRH PRINCE HENRY CHARLES ALBERT DAVID THE SECOND CHILD OF HRH THE PRINCE & PRINCESS OF WALES
Edition of: 250
Designer: Hector Miller & Tim Minett
Maker: Hector Miller
Maker’s Mark: HM
Weight: 186 gm
Height: 7.5 cm Cost new: £365 - £725 pair
The two cherubs holding a coronet is an accurate representation in miniature of the one reserved for the use of grand children of the Sovereign through the Heir Apparent: a circlet heightened with crosses paty, fleur-de-lys and strawberry leaves. |
| | London 1982
This was the 41st item of 59 made for John Sutherland-Hawes' Aurum Designs
In original box with photo and paperwork
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Engraved to base:
176 TO COMMEMORATE THE BIRTH AND CHRISTENING OF PRINCE WILLIAM OF WALES BORN 21JUNE 1982 IN LONDON AND CHRISTENED 4 AUGUST AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE, WILLIAM ARTHUR PHILLIP LOUIS
Edition of: 250
Designer: Hector Miller & Tim Minett
Maker: Hector Miller
Maker’s Mark: HM
Weight: 167 gm
Width: 11 cm Cost New: £345
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I have a Promotional Letter from Aurum Designs Limited dated 21 July 1982:
When asked about examples of our work in solid gold we have always dissuaded customers whose main interest was the metal itself as an investment. Uninteresting as they may be, lumps of bullion and Krugerrands serve that purpose better.
There have, however, been two recent developments to note. The first, the extension of VAT to gold in all its forms, means that gold artefacts no longer suffer a price disadvantage in this respect; the second is the low price of gold which has been prevailing. No one can predict the future, but this company has built up its working stock of gold at recent and, in our opinion, very attractive prices.
Because of this, we are able to make available twenty-five Royal Scallop Dishes in solid gold at a price which will be held firm for a week. They will form part of the edition of 250.
(I have yet to see one example of these in Gold)
In solid, hallmarked 18 carat gold, the dish has a minimum weight of 5 oz. Troy or 156 grammes and will be supplied at a price, which includes VAT, of £1780 each.
Orders at this price will be accepted only if they are received at 7 King Street, by post or telephone, on or before 28 July 1982. The enclosed order form may be used, but please mark it 'Solid Gold'.
(I have not come across one - If anyone has an example of this one in gold can you please let me know) |
| | London 1980
This was the 31st item of 59 made for John Sutherland-Hawes' Aurum Designs
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Made to Commemorate the Queen Mother's 80th Birthday
Edition of: 250
Designer: Hector Miller
Maker: Hector Miller
Maker’s Mark: HM
Weight: 7 oz
Diameter: 15 cm Cost new: £334 - Coaster and Decanter: £657
The rose, our national symbol and a flower very dear to the Queen Mother, is the principal inspiration for the design by Hector Miller. The variety chosen is the Sweet Brier, or Eglantine, one of the most treasured of the native plants of our English countryside and beloved of generations of poets. Her Majesty's personal Coat of Arms, which combines the royal Arms with those of her family, Bowes Lyon, is depicted with her express approval
Matching Decanter also available - £750 for both
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| | London 1980
This was the 30th item of 59 made for John Sutherland-Hawes' Aurum Designs
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Made to Commemorate the Queen Mother's 80th Birthday
Edition of: 250
Designer: Hector Miller
Maker: Hector Miller
Maker’s Mark: HM
Weight: 7oz
Height: 30 cm Cost New: £325 - Decanter and Coaster: £657
The rose, our national symbol and a flower very dear to the Queen Mother, is the principal inspiration for the design by Hector Miller. The variety chosen is the Sweet Brier, or Eglantine, one of the most treasured of the native plants of our English countryside and beloved of generations of poets. Her Majesty's personal Coat of Arms, which combines the royal Arms with those of her family, Bowes Lyon, is depicted with her express approval.
Matching Coaster also available - £750 for both
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| | London 1975
Original white box, certificate, leaflet, letter and photo
This was the 11th item of 59 made for John Sutherland-Hawes' Aurum Designs
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Engraved to base:
NUMBER 31 OF A LIMITED EDITION OF 900 MADE BY ORDER OF THE DEAN AND CHAPTER OF ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL TO COMMEMORATE THE 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LAYING OF THE FOUNDATION STONE IN 1675
Edition of: 900
Designer: Jocelyn Burton
Maker: Hector Miller – Stuart Devlin Workshop
Maker’s Mark: JB
Weight: 7oz
Diameter of Bowl: 11.5 cm Cost new: £94 - £186 pair - £370 x 4
Before starting the rebuilding of St Paul’s following the Great Fire, Christopher Wren stood on the empty site and called for a stone to mark the centre of the new building. A workman pulled a fragment of an old gravestone from the rubble and handed it to him: it was inscribed ‘Resurgem’ - ‘I shall rise again’. It had already been rebuilt three times and now for the fourth, like a phoenix from the ashes. Over the great south door of the completed cathedral stands the carved phoenix which he placed there, above the solitary word ‘Resurgem’
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| | London 1977
Original Box, certificate, leaflet and letters
This was the 19th item of 59 made for John Sutherland-Hawes' Aurum Designs
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Engraved to base:
NUMBER 226 OF A LIMITED EDITION OF 2500 MADE BY ORDER OF THE DEAN AND CHAPTER OF WESTMINSTER TO COMMEMORATE THE SILVER JUBILEE IN 1977 OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II
Certificate signed by Edward Carpenter, Dean of Westminster
Edition of: 2500
Designer: Hector Miller & Tim Minett
Maker: Hector Miller
Maker’s Mark: HM
Weight: 8.5oz
Diameter of Bowl: 11.5 cm Cost new: £143 - £284 pair - £850 x 6
The handle of the Bowl, sculptured by Tim Minett, is a crowned, rampant lion, the royal and national symbol of England. Its left paw is supported by a shield bearing across and martlets: the arms of St Edward, which is incorporated in those of the Abbey. The lion proffers St Edward’s Crown, so named because, in origin, it was the Confessor’s own, preserved by the Abbey. It is the Coronation Crown which, at the height of the great national and religious solemnity, is taken from the Abbey’s High Altar by the Dean of Westminster and presented to the Archbishop to be placed on the head of the newly-anointed sovereign.
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| | London 1979
Box & Certificate
This was the 26th item of 59 made for John Sutherland-Hawes' Aurum Designs
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Engraved to base:
NUMBER 148 OF A LIMITED EDITION OF 900 MADE BY ORDER OF THE DEAN AND CHAPTER TO COMMEMORATE THE NINTH CENTENARY OF WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL IN 1979
Certificate signed by Michael Stancliffe, Dean of Winchester
Edition of: 900
Designer: Hector Miller & Tim Minett
Maker: Hector Miller
Maker’s Mark: HM
Weight: 8oz
Diameter of Bowl: 11.5 cm Cost new: £182
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| | London 1982
This was the 40th item of 59 made for John Sutherland-Hawes' Aurum Designs
In original Brown Box
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Edition of: 600
Designer; Hector Miller
Maker: Hector Miller
Maker’s Mark: HM
Height: 5.5 cm
Diameter: 14 cm
Weight of silver: 9 oz |
| | London 1972
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 727 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. |
| | London 1972
Boxed pair with certificates - box marked
This was the 2nd item of 59 made for John Sutherland-Hawes' Aurum Designs
RESERVED
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Engraved to base:
NUMBER--- 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.
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| | London 1989
This was the 58th item of 59 made for John Sutherland-Hawes' Aurum Designs
In original box with certificate
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NUMBER 388 OF A LIMITED EDITION OF 500 MADE BY ORDER OF THE DEAN AND CHAPTER OF YORK TO COMMEMORATE THE RESTORATION OF YORK MINSTER FOLLOWING THE GREAT FIRE OF 9TH JULY 1984
Certificate signed by John Southgate, Dean of York
Edition of: 500
Designer: Hector Miller & Tim Minett
Maker: Hector Miller
Maker’s Mark: HM
Weight: 8oz (silver base)
Height: 25 cm Cost New: £445
Stuart Crystal top |
| | London 1983
Promotional large photo and info sheets & signed letter from John Sutherland-Hawes
This was the 46th item of 59 made for John Sutherland-Hawes' Aurum Designs
RESERVED
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Edition: 250
Designer: Hector Miller & Tim Minett
Maker: Hector Miller
Maker’s Mark: HM
Weight: 210 gm
Height: 11 cm
Diameter: 9.5 cm
Cost new: £365 - £725 pair Turned rosewood base
Made to commemorate 60 years of service to the Nation as a member of the Royal Family - The Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon married the Duke of York in 1923
Our Royal and National symbol, the Lion is chosen as it also appeared on the Bowes-Lyon Ccat of Arms.
The rose is also a National symbol and she had a love of roses. The variety chosen here is our native Sweet Briar or Eglantine
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London 1973
Original white box, certificates and leaflet
This was the 6th item of 59 made for John Sutherland-Hawes' Aurum Designs
£800 RESERVED
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NUMBER 412 (& 413) OF A LIMITED EDITION OF 673 MADE BY ORDER OF THE DEAN & CHAPTER OF ELY TO COMMEMORATE THE THIRTEENTH CENTENARY OF THE FOUNDATION IN 673 AD
Booklet certificate signed by M S Carey, Dean of Ely
Edition of: 673
Designer: John Willmin
Maker: Raymond Crisp
Sponsor’s Mark: JMW
Weight: 17oz
Height: 16.5 cm Cost new: £96
The Isle of Ely was an island in a sea marsh until the seventeenth century. The long connection with the sea is reflected in the design of the goblet with the mermaid holding the three keys of Ely, the Cathedral’s heraldic device. The octagonal stem with its wave-like texture is based on the great vault surmounted by a tower of oak
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