Lot 20
20
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VA… Read more Sold on behalf of the Executors of the Late Irene, Lady Astor of Hever
A MODERN PARCEL-GILT SILVER AND ENAMEL PRESENTATION ORNAMENT

MARK OF CHRISTOPHER NIGEL LAWRENCE, 1982

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A MODERN PARCEL-GILT SILVER AND ENAMEL PRESENTATION ORNAMENT
MARK OF CHRISTOPHER NIGEL LAWRENCE, 1982
formed as a globe with swirl motifs, cut out to reveal red enamelled depictions of member countries of the commonwealth, centering the United Kingdom, with applied gilt ribs, raised on a cylindrical base decorated with leaf motifs and centering a band with the engraved inscription TO GAVIN FOR INSPIRING LEADERSHIP OVER SO MANY YEARS FROM ALL HIS COMMONWEALTH FRIENDS - 23cm (9in) high, 44oz.
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Please note: this lot is not illustrated. The clown statuette is part of lot 25.

Lot Essay

Christopher Lawrence was born in 1936 and apprenticed with C.J. Vander as well as receiving training at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London. Following time spend working with R.E. Stone and Gerald Benney, Lawrence went on to open his own shop. Besides winning 28 prizes in the Goldsmith's Craft Council competitions and three Jacques Cartier Memorial awards, Lawrence was commissioned to produce a rosewater dish which was presented to Goldsmith's Hall in 1977 by associates of the company.

Examples of his work were exhibited at Goldsmith's Hall and are illustrated in the catalogue for the exhibition Treasures of the 20th Century, 2000.

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