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A set of six Elizabeth II silver champagne goblets by Graham Watling, with tulip-shaped bowls on short asymmetrical cagework stems, London 1978-79, height 16cm.
£800-£1,200
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Provenance: Purchased by the vendor from Graham Watling’s gallery at Lacock, Wiltshire, on 29 December 1978; the original purchase receipt accompanies this lot.
Graham Watling (1930-1996)
Born in Hull, in North Humberside, Graham served his National Service with the Royal Marines, afterwards studying silversmithing at Loughborough College of Art. In the mid 1950s he taught arts and crafts, and in his spare time followed his passion for silversmithing. From 1959 Graham had his own silver hallmark registered at the London Assay Office. His output was sufficient for him to exhibit at most of the major crafts exhibitions in the UK, including the Craft Council in London in 1971 and the Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool. He also exhibited overseas, notably at the World Fairs in Montreal (1969 and Tokyo (1970). By 1969 he was appointed Head of the Arts and Craft Department at the new comprehensive at Melksham, Wiltshire. In 1972 he decided to give up his teaching role to pursue his dream of silversmithing and moved to a workshop and showroom at Lacock, a National Trust village near Chippenham, where his business flourished. After his death in 1996, his children Jane and John, both silversmiths, took over the workshops and gallery which they continue to run as Watling Goldsmiths of Lacock.
Literature:
John Andrew & Derek Styles: British Designer Silver, pub. ACC, 2015, pages 474-479.
£800-£1,200
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Provenance: Purchased by the vendor from Graham Watling’s gallery at Lacock, Wiltshire, on 29 December 1978; the original purchase receipt accompanies this lot.
Graham Watling (1930-1996)
Born in Hull, in North Humberside, Graham served his National Service with the Royal Marines, afterwards studying silversmithing at Loughborough College of Art. In the mid 1950s he taught arts and crafts, and in his spare time followed his passion for silversmithing. From 1959 Graham had his own silver hallmark registered at the London Assay Office. His output was sufficient for him to exhibit at most of the major crafts exhibitions in the UK, including the Craft Council in London in 1971 and the Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool. He also exhibited overseas, notably at the World Fairs in Montreal (1969 and Tokyo (1970). By 1969 he was appointed Head of the Arts and Craft Department at the new comprehensive at Melksham, Wiltshire. In 1972 he decided to give up his teaching role to pursue his dream of silversmithing and moved to a workshop and showroom at Lacock, a National Trust village near Chippenham, where his business flourished. After his death in 1996, his children Jane and John, both silversmiths, took over the workshops and gallery which they continue to run as Watling Goldsmiths of Lacock.
Literature:
John Andrew & Derek Styles: British Designer Silver, pub. ACC, 2015, pages 474-479.
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A set of six Elizabeth II silver champagne goblets by Graham Watling, with tulip-shaped bowls on short asymmetrical cagework stems, London 1978-79, height 16cm.
£800-£1,200
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Provenance: Purchased by the vendor from Graham Watling’s gallery at Lacock, Wiltshire, on 29 December 1978; the original purchase receipt accompanies this lot.
Graham Watling (1930-1996)
Born in Hull, in North Humberside, Graham served his National Service with the Royal Marines, afterwards studying silversmithing at Loughborough College of Art. In the mid 1950s he taught arts and crafts, and in his spare time followed his passion for silversmithing. From 1959 Graham had his own silver hallmark registered at the London Assay Office. His output was sufficient for him to exhibit at most of the major crafts exhibitions in the UK, including the Craft Council in London in 1971 and the Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool. He also exhibited overseas, notably at the World Fairs in Montreal (1969 and Tokyo (1970). By 1969 he was appointed Head of the Arts and Craft Department at the new comprehensive at Melksham, Wiltshire. In 1972 he decided to give up his teaching role to pursue his dream of silversmithing and moved to a workshop and showroom at Lacock, a National Trust village near Chippenham, where his business flourished. After his death in 1996, his children Jane and John, both silversmiths, took over the workshops and gallery which they continue to run as Watling Goldsmiths of Lacock.
Literature:
John Andrew & Derek Styles: British Designer Silver, pub. ACC, 2015, pages 474-479.
£800-£1,200
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Provenance: Purchased by the vendor from Graham Watling’s gallery at Lacock, Wiltshire, on 29 December 1978; the original purchase receipt accompanies this lot.
Graham Watling (1930-1996)
Born in Hull, in North Humberside, Graham served his National Service with the Royal Marines, afterwards studying silversmithing at Loughborough College of Art. In the mid 1950s he taught arts and crafts, and in his spare time followed his passion for silversmithing. From 1959 Graham had his own silver hallmark registered at the London Assay Office. His output was sufficient for him to exhibit at most of the major crafts exhibitions in the UK, including the Craft Council in London in 1971 and the Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool. He also exhibited overseas, notably at the World Fairs in Montreal (1969 and Tokyo (1970). By 1969 he was appointed Head of the Arts and Craft Department at the new comprehensive at Melksham, Wiltshire. In 1972 he decided to give up his teaching role to pursue his dream of silversmithing and moved to a workshop and showroom at Lacock, a National Trust village near Chippenham, where his business flourished. After his death in 1996, his children Jane and John, both silversmiths, took over the workshops and gallery which they continue to run as Watling Goldsmiths of Lacock.
Literature:
John Andrew & Derek Styles: British Designer Silver, pub. ACC, 2015, pages 474-479.
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