TWO SIR LAURENCE WHISTLER (1912-2000) ENGRAVED GLASS GOBLETS

CIRCA 1966/1967

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TWO SIR LAURENCE WHISTLER (1912-2000) ENGRAVED GLASS GOBLETS
CIRCA 1966/1967
A hand blown clear glass goblet designed by Whistler and made by Whitefriars Glass, engraved and stipple engraved with the Old Colonial office, the Soane arches, June 30th 1966 and figures of Bank of England employees and inscribed "from the members of the London Discount Market Association"; and sold with a signed and framed description of the commission by the artist, dated 1967; together with a second glass showing a partial view of the Bank of England on a cliff edge with a storm raging out to sea, the foot engraved "The Rt Hon The Earl of Cromer Governor of the Bank of England 1961-1966
10 in. (25.4 cm.) high and 9 ½ in. (24 cm.) high, respectively

Provenance

The Right Honourable the Earl of Cromer, Governor of The Bank of England, July 1961- June 1966, and thence by descent.

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Lot Essay

The goblets were commissioned as a pair by The London Discount Market Association on the occasion of Lord Cromer's retirement from the Bank of England and are described by Whistler in the framed document sold with this lot. One of the goblets was broken and a replacement was made (the second goblet), but as Whistler disliked making copies it is slightly different from the description of the original given in this document.

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