Champagne Goblet
1950-51 (made)
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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
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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. |
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Production type | Unlimited edition |
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Credit line | Given in memory of Aeneas John McDonnell |
Object history | Given in memory of Aeneas John McDonnell |
Production | Reason For Production: Commission |
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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. |
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Bibliographic reference | Hare, Susan Leslie Durbin, Fifty Years of Silversmithing, London, The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, 1982 |
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Accession number | M.14-2004 |
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Record created | September 10, 2004 |
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