INSPIRED BY THE WARREN CUP The Pride CREATED BY HAL MESSEL Cup Series PROJECT OVERVIEW Contents
INSPIRED BY RE-IMAGINED IN THE WARREN CUP: FULL COLOUR: HAL MESSEL: AN CREATED BY INTRODUCING AWARD WINNING 03 HAL MESSEL. 04 THE PRIDE CUPS 05 SILVERSMITH
A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY: 06 THE MOULD 07 THE PLAN 08 PROJECT LAUNCH
IMAGINED BY RAISING MONEY HAL MESSEL: 09 FOR A GOOD CAUSE 10 RECENT WORK 15 CONTACT US
THE PRIDE CUP SERIES 3 Inspired by the Warren Cup: Created by Hal Messel.
WHAT IS THE WARREN CUP?
“The Warren Cup is, in fact, Standing at a modest 11cm high, this superbly preserved cup a remarkably important provides a portal into the life of masterpiece of Roman art, Ancient Rome’s Elite society. The cup depicts 2 striking scenes created early in the first of homosexual love acts. century AD, which was for On permanent display in the British too long condemned as a Museum, cups of this date and intricacy are extremely rare - most result of its subject matter to being melted down over history or an undeserved obscurity. “ lost in the annals of time. Most of its history is shrouded in mystery, until american collector Dyfri Williams and namesake Edward Warren bought the cup in Rome, 1911.
The Warren Cup was included in Neil MacGregor’s “A History Of The World In 100 Objects”.
THE PRIDE CUP SERIES 4 Re-imagined in full colour: Introducing the Pride Cups Eight solid silver cups, designed and created by Hal Messel
Inspired by the Warren Cup, one of the British Museum’s most important items
Designed to challenge society’s attitudes to sexuality
Coloured through an experimental technique
Referencing the eight original colours of the LGBT flag
Officially endorsed by Stonewall, the leading LGBT charity in Europe *NB: Image is computer generated to show finish and is not an exact representation.
THE PRIDE CUP SERIES 5 Hal Messel: An Award Winning Silversmith
BACKGROUND RECENT COMMISSIONS
Hal is an award-winning silversmith and Hal has worked on several notable sculptor. He trained in the traditional commissions including for the Royal Huguenot technique under the tutelage of Collection (a significant piece now on Jocelyn Burton at the Goldsmiths Company permanent display at St George’s Chapel, where he won an award for his technical ability. Windsor Castle) , The Duke and Duchess of Abercorn, The Earl of Belmore, the In his work Hal strives to merge traditional interior designer Michael Priest, Colefax & silversmithing techniques with contemporary Fowler, Oro Bianco, as well as Cullman and designs. He is known for incorporating Kravis in New York. He recently exhibited magnificent rare metals, crystals, shells and at Masterpiece London with the David Gill corals into his work. Gallery and has sold to many other notable Hal comes from a long line line of artistic private collectors. pedigree, he is the Great Nephew of Oliver Messel and his father Thomas Messel is a renowned furniture maker. The Silversmith titans; Omar Ramsden, Paul Storr and Faberge, are amongst his greatest inspirations.
THE PRIDE CUP SERIES 6 A unique opportunity: The Mould
In 1998, a year before the British Museum purchased the Warren cup (still the most they’ve paid to date for a piece), Sir Claude Hankes commissioned the Museum of Bern to take a mould.
He gave Hal the mould and his blessing to use it for this project.
The mould is an exact and perfect representation of the Warren Cup, apart from a straightening of the base which is bent on the original.
It is the only mould in existence and can never be taken again.
THE PRIDE CUP SERIES 7 The Plan
Hal will create 8 solid silver chalices Hal’s father, Thomas Messel, one of inspired by the Warren Cup in the 8 Britain’s most respected furniture SEX colours of the original LGBT flag. makers, will design and build 8 individually unique boxes, one to The cups will be silver like the hold each cup, representative of the LIFE original but, through an experimental meaning behind each colour. technique, treated so the colours of the flag are visible. The project is designed to generate HEALING significant global awareness for Handles, as there would have been LGBT rights, and raise money for on the original but re-imagined by Stonewall, the leading LGBT charity Hal, will also be added and the base SUNLIGHT in Europe. We also want to challenge will be straightened. the taboos around historical sexualised pieces of art. NATURE Fundamentally we are asking how far have society’s attitudes to HARMONY / PEAECE sexuality moved in the 2000 years since the cup was made?
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ART / MAGIX
THE PRIDE CUP SERIES 8 Project Launch
The Pride Cups will be launched in the Enlightenment Gallery at the British Museum, the home of the original Warren Cup, in July 2019 to coincide with Pride week in London.
We are anticipating a broad spread of coverage in the national press who will be present at the event.
Following launch, we are looking for the perfect partner to display the Pride Cups, a unique venue open to the press and the public.
This is an opportunity to challenge society to think again about sexual attitudes through a project with an engaging and inclusive story.
THE PRIDE CUP SERIES 9 Raising money for a good cause
We are delighted to say that this project has been officially endorsed by the leading LGBT equality charity Stonewall.
Stonewall was founded in 1989 by a small group of people who had been active in the struggle against Section 28 of the Local Government Act.
Since then Stonewall has campaigned for the equality of LGBT people across the UK and the World.
Stonewall receives no core government funding and funds are instead raised in a variety of ways including donations, sponsorship and fundraising events.
Hal is planning to eventually sell the cups and a significant amount of the money raised will be donated to this excellent cause.
THE PRIDE CUP SERIES Imagined by Hal Messel: Recent Work “Then there is Hal Messel, whose flare and intricate work is of the finest and always a source of wonder”
NICOLA CRAWLEY, SYBIL COLEFAX AND JOHN FOWLER 11 “Lily Pad Centrepiece and Coral Candelabrum”
Sterling Silver Lotus Flower Candle Holders, Lily Pads, Fish Head Salt Cellars and Frog Pepper Pots.
Sold by Oro Bianco
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THE PRIDE CUP SERIES 13 “Coral Folly Centrepiece”
Large rare coral mounted on a mound of woodland themed silver, with two fern candelabra and six fern candlesticks. Sterling silver
Commissioned by the David Gill Gallery for masterpiece 2018
THE PRIDE CUP SERIES 14 “Hand of Creation”
Cast in polished bronze, scaled up from a silver model. Hal is using an experimental process on this project: By taking 360 degree imagery of the maquette and converting into a 3D computer rendering the piece will be scaled to 1.8m in length. This is then 3D printed in sections which will be cast in bronze and assembled.
To be exhibited in Fresh Air Sculpture Festival 2019
THE PRIDE CUP SERIES Contact us for more information [email protected]