THE PEARSON SILVER COLLECTION::GALLERY::

NAPKIN RINGS a set of six in their original presentation case. Of rectangular form, the surfaces are textured. London 1969.

Dimensions 5cm x 2.54cm, weight 171 grams

CREAM JUG of triangular section with textured and polished surface. Pronounced long spout, angle handle applied to the lower half of the body. London 1970.

Height 20.3cm, weight 280 grams

BOX of square form, the hinged cover with an open work panel of squares and rectangles with textured surfaces set against black slate. Sides with polished surfaces. London 1970.

Dimensions 9.5 x 9.5cm, all-in weight 380 grams

DISH each of which is circular and hand-raised. One with a raised double textured border, the other with a single one. London 1970.

Both have a diameter of 12.5cm, their weights are 169 grams and 163 grams

MENORAH formed from nine box shapes joined at their corners, each with alternative horizontal and vertical texturing, their tops polished. Eight with an aperture for a candle, the central one with a candleholder placed on a gilt Star of David. Lawrence made six unique menorahs for retail through Gallerie Jean Renet. London 1970.

Length 58.2cm, weight 979 grams

DISH of square from with a circular recess and single textured border. This demonstrates the silversmith's hand-raising skills. London 1970.

Dimensions 11.4cm x 11.4cm, weight 213 grams

BAR SET made at various dates in the 1970s. Bottle opener 1971, corkscrew 1974, swizzle stick 1976, ice hammer 1979. London 1971-1979.

The ice hammer is 18cm in length and weighs 225.5 grams

DECANTERS AND STAND the body of the decanters, stoppers and side of the stand of textured silver, while the neck and averted rim of the decanters and top of the stand are polished. The large spherical stoppers are applied with stylised quatrefoil motifs of various sizes in two colours of 18 carat gold. London 1971.

Height of decanters 28.5cm, weight 1430.4 grams

CANDELABRA with reed warblers' nests in silver gilts suspended between the five rods that flow into the candle sockets. The lid of each nest lifts to reveal a removable bowl. Lawrence advises the nests took 70-80 hours each to weave. The pair was reunited having been split. London 1972.

Height 33cm, weight 5286.5 grams

COFFEE SERVICE AND TRAY of rectangular form combining textured and polished surfaces. It is believed that the set was a wedding gift sold upon the couple's divorce decades later. It was offered at auction in unused state. London 1972.

Height of pot 25.7cm, total weight of service 2,985.3 grams

CIGARETTE BOX with TABLE LIGHTER en suite. The box is 'humped' and textured while the table lighter is of tapering form containing a Ronson lighter. London 1972.

Box length 31.75cm long, all-in weight 1574 grams Lighter height 11.7cm, weight of silver 256 grams

INKSTAND of elongated rectangular from with central hinged pen compartment flanked by two upright square inkwells with flush hinge covers, a curve pen reserve to the front. London 1973.

Length 36.7cm, weight 2798.7 grams

DECANTER, GOBLETS and TRAY of cylindrical form with a combination of textured and polished surfaces. The texturing resembles an 'onion skin'. London 1973.

The height of the decanter is 26.67cm, the total weight of the service is 2923 grams

CONDIMENT comprising pepper mill and salt of circular form with textured bodies surmounted by gilt 'organic' textured tops. The Collection has two pairs. These condiments were of a limited edition of 250. London 1973.

Height of pepper 10.2cm, all-in weight of each set 550 grams

CENTREPIECE made for Hill Samuel whose initials appear at the hub. Circular in form, the two rings of the gilt openwork cover symbolises the wheels of industry and commerce while the crystalline structures represent the bank's subsidiaries. Cased. London 1973.

Diameter 14.7cm, weight 488 grams

CREAM JUG and CASTER both of circular tapering form with textured friezes on their upper and lower bodies, the jug with a scroll handle. London 1974.

Heights 17.2cm and 14cm, combined weight 816 grams

MODEL of mushrooms in their original Gallerie Jean Renet leather boxes. Cast with attention to detail. These are the forerunner of Lawrence's novelty mushroom series. London 1975.

Heights 10.5 and 7.7cm, combined weight 462 grams

GLOBE presentation piece to the late Rt Hon Lord Astor of Hever with swirl motifs and cut-outs revealing red enamel depictions of members of the Commonwealth, each of which is linked to the UK with applied gilt ribs. London 1982.

Height 22.9cm, weight 1368.3 grams

The globe is raised on a cylindrical base decorated with leaf motifs centering a band with the inscription:

TO GAVIN FOR INSPIRING LEADERSHIP OVER SO MANY YEARS FROM ALL HIS COMMONWEALTH FRIENDS

TABLE BELL The gilt handle yakes the form of a bird perching among reeds. The bell has a slight striation texturing at the top, the is body polished. London 1982.

Height 12.7cm, weight 74 grams

CANDELABRUM comprising a collared hemispherical bowl on a spreading circular foot containing a textured dome mount with a stemmed leaf border. Behind this there are four candle receivers surrounded by gilt flowers. Textured spikes rise from the dome. London 1990.

Height 44cm, weight 2643.3 grams