A COLLECTION OF SIXTEEN ELIZABETH II PARCEL-GILT SILVER ROYAL COMMEMORATIVE 'QUEEN'S BEASTS' TABLEWARE MADE FOR THE SILVER JUBILEE

MARK OF GARRARD AND COMPANY LIMITED, LONDON, 1977, ALL No 25

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A COLLECTION OF SIXTEEN ELIZABETH II PARCEL-GILT SILVER ROYAL COMMEMORATIVE 'QUEEN'S BEASTS' TABLEWARE MADE FOR THE SILVER JUBILEE
MARK OF GARRARD AND COMPANY LIMITED, LONDON, 1977, ALL No 25
Comprising a large lobed bowl on detachable stand applied with the Queen's ten beasts, ten goblets on spreading circular base, a pair of bon-bon dishes, a pair of candlesticks and a wine jug all en suite and all engraved with '1952 The Queen's Silver Jubilee 1977' and the Royal cypher or the Royal coat-of-arms, marked underneath and engraved for the bowl, the jug and the goblets No 25 of 25, and for the candlesticks and the bon- bon dishes No 25 of 250 Prs', all in velvet lined fitted cases with certificates
the bowl 16 in. (41 cm.) diam.; the wine jug 14 ¼ in. (36 cm.) high
412 oz. 7 dwt. (12,827 gr.)

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Please note that this lot also includes a wine jug, which is not pictured in the printed catalogue.

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Lot Essay

The Queen's Beasts are the ten heraldic statues, each supporting a shield bearing a badge or arms of a family associated with the ancestry of Queen Elizabeth II. They were commissioned by the British Ministry of Works from sculptor James Woodford and stood in front of the temporary western annexe to Westminster Abbey for the Queen's coronation in 1953.

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