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Champagne Goblet

1950-51 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Leslie Durbin (1913-2005) who designed and made champagne goblets trained at the Central School of Arts and Crafts and was subsequently apprenticed to Omar Ramsden. He became one of the most important silversmiths practising in Britain in the years following the Second World War. He had an illustrious career which culminated in a major retrospective exhibition at the Goldsmiths’ Company in July, 1982.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silver, parcel gilt
Brief description
Silver, parcel-gilt, London hallmarks for 1950-51, mark of Leslie Durbin.
Physical description
Goblet, silver, the interior of the bowl, gilt, one of a set of six. The hemispherical bowl with an everted rim rests on a circular, flared and fluted foot with a reeded edge around the base.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.1cm
  • Diameter: 9.1cm
Style
Production typeUnlimited edition
Marks and inscriptions
  • Engraved on the body with the crest of Aeneas John McDonnell (John McDonnell commissioned this set of six goblets from Leslie Durbin. He subsequently gave them to his friend John Lowe, who passed them on to his son Dominic.)
  • London hallmarks for 1950-51
  • Mark of Leslie Durbin
Credit line
Given in memory of Aeneas John McDonnell
Object history
Given in memory of Aeneas John McDonnell
Production
Reason For Production: Commission
Subjects depicted
Summary
Leslie Durbin (1913-2005) who designed and made champagne goblets trained at the Central School of Arts and Crafts and was subsequently apprenticed to Omar Ramsden. He became one of the most important silversmiths practising in Britain in the years following the Second World War. He had an illustrious career which culminated in a major retrospective exhibition at the Goldsmiths’ Company in July, 1982.
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Hare, Susan Leslie Durbin, Fifty Years of Silversmithing, London, The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, 1982
Collection
Accession number
M.11-2004

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2004
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