NEW BOND STREET LONDON 11 June 2021 . The Pride Cups. Estimate: £180,000-220,000,Unveiled in July 2019, the eights Pride Cups by the silversmith Hal Messel who has reimagined, in a contemporary setting, explicit scenes of homosexual lovemaking from the Warren Cup. The original Roman cup is more than 2,000 years old and has been on public display at the British Museum since 1999. Credit amer ghazzal/Alamy Live News
NEW BOND STREET LONDON 11 June 2021 . The Pride Cups. Estimate: £180,000-220,000Unveiled in July 2019, the eights Pride Cups by the silversmith Hal Messel who has reimagined, in a contemporary setting, explicit scenes of homosexual lovemaking from the Warren Cup. The original Roman cup is more than 2,000 years old and has been on public display at the British Museum since 1999. Using a unique model of the Warren Cup commissioned by a previous owner, Messel selected two scenes which he faithfully rendered on each of the eight differently coloured Pride Cups; the colours represent those of the Rainbow Flag. Just as the Warren Cup offers unprecedented insight into the sexual mores of the Ancient world, so Messel’s Pride Cup speak to the importance of diversity today. The sale will take place at Bonhams New Bond Street on 16 June . Credit amer ghazzal/Alamy Live News
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Location: New Bond Street,London,UK
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License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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