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The third and present Goldsmiths' Hall in the late 19th century. The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths (commonly known as The Goldsmiths' Company and formally styled The Wardens and Commonalty of the Mystery of Goldsmiths of the City of London), [2] is one of the Great Twelve Livery Companies of the City of London, headquartered at Goldsmiths' Hall, London EC2.
The jury is composed of at least six assayers from the Company of Goldsmiths. They have two months to test the provided coins, and decide whether they have been properly minted. Criteria are given for diameter, chemical composition and weight for each class of coinage. Depending on the number of coins being assayed there are a varying number of ...
[16] [18] A similar girdle book is depicted in a 1592 portrait of Elizabeth, Philippa, or Joan Speke from Somerset, evidently wearing a treasured heirloom. The girdle book attributed to Hans of Antwerp was updated for use with a book published in 1574. [19] In 1547 he worked with another goldsmith, Peter Anderson, to supply gilt plate to Henry ...
With the company's shutdown in May 2018 it's still not totally clear where collector prices will go; there have been Longaberger goods on eBay listed for as much as $5,000, but most of the highest ...
In 1812 he set up his own business in London when he went into partnership with Joseph Craddock to form Craddock & Reid. In 1814 Reid was made a Freeman of the Goldsmiths Company by Redemption and a Liveryman in 1818. [3] In 1825 William Ker Reid set up a new company without Craddock on Chancery Lane in London. In 1847 the firm became W.K. Reid ...
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The firm was appointed as one of the goldsmiths and jewellers to the king in 1797 and Principal Royal Goldsmiths & Jewellers in 1804, and the firm held the Royal Warrant until 1843. [6] Amongst its employees were the well-known artists John Flaxman and Thomas Stothard, who both designed and modelled silverware.