A Silver Beaker Or Vase, Richard Jarvis, Engraved By George Lukes, London, 2001
No reserve
Auction Closed
January 30, 06:14 PM GMT
Estimate
600 - 800 USD
Lot Details
Description
straight-sided form with a flared lip and gilt interior, the sides engraved with a stylised New York skyline (including the Statue of Liberty, the Stock Exchange, the Empire State Building, the Flatiron Building, the Chrysler Building, the Woolworth Building, the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre), all above a band of overlapping sun motifs taken from the Chrysler Building crown, engraved on the base with a monogram 'RRG' for Rita Gans, marked on the base, signed George Lukes to the base rim,
16 3/4 oz; 520 g
height 7 in.; 18cm
Rita Gans, New York
George Lukes started his career as a tea boy in the workshop of Theodore Wise, one of the engravers used by Gerald Benney and described as 'probably the best engraver of his era' by John Andrew in Designer British Silver. Lukes started his own business in 1965; his son Tim continues in the trade.
The current beaker is one of three in this design made by Richard Jarvis. Reportedly, the current beaker was delivered to the purchaser on the morning of the September 11th terrorist attacks.
Richard Jarvis was the managing director of Garrard and Thomas Goode. In 1999 he started his own business designing and creating silver, and now focuses on private commissions.
Rita Gans and her husband Jerome built a collection of predominantly 18th and 19th century English silver from the 1960s onwards. The collection is now on display at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
You May Also Like
