A group of six post war silver gilt commemorative goblets, b...

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A group of six post war silver gilt commemorative goblets, by Aurum, comprising St Paul's, Hereford, Chichester, Blackburn, Epping Forest, and Silver Jubilee, each in velvet lined fitted case, 68.14toz total. (6) St Paul's: designed by Jocelyn Burton, engraved to base 'Number 200 of a limited edition of 600 made by order of the Dean & Chapter of St Paul's to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone of the cathedral in 1675', Aurum, JB, London 1975, 10.12toz, 8 by 16cm high. Hereford: designed by John Sutherland-Hawes (Managing Director of Aurum, engraved to base 'Number 656 of a limited edition of 676 made by order of The Lord Bishop of Hereford to commemorate the thirteenth centenary of the foundation of the diocese in 676 AD', Aurum, JSH, London 1976, 12.14toz, 7.5 by 16.5cm high Chichester: designed by Desmond Clen-Murphy, engraved to base 'Number 464 of a limited edition of 600 made by order of the Dean and Chapter to commemorate the ninth centenary of the foundation of Chichester Cathedral in 1075', Aurum, DCM, London 1976, 10.00toz, 7 by 16.5cm high. Blackburn: designed by Hector Miller, engraved to base 'Number 557 of a limited edition of 750 made by order of the Provost and Chapter of Blackburn to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the cathedral in 1976 and its consecration in 1977', Aurum, HM, London 1977, 9.30toz, 8 by 16.5cm high. Epping Forest: designed by Hector Miller, engraved to base 'Number 92 by order of the Epping Forest Centenary Trust and with the approval of the Corporation of London this goblet has been produced in a limited edition of 500 to mark the centenary in 1978 of the Corporation's role as conservators of the forest', Aurum, HM, London 1978, 12.46toz, 7.5 by 16.5cm high. Silver Jubilee: Lion and Crown modelled by Tim Minett, engraved to base 'Number 647 of a limited edition of 750 made by order of the Dean & Chapter of Westminster to commemorate the Silver Jubilee in 1977 of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II', Aurum, Am, London 1977, 14.12toz, 8.5 by 18.5cm high.