Please note that this publication is currently on pre-order and will ship from Tuesday 24 November 2026.
Published to mark the opening of the Goldsmiths’ Gallery at the new London Museum in Smithfield, A Perfect Eye & Steady Hand - Goldsmithing in Tudor and Stuart London showcases the Cheapside Hoard alongside historic treasures from the Goldsmiths’ Company’s collection, and takes readers on a global journey in the wake of plate, jewels and gemstones – and the people who made, traded and treasured them. The Cheapside Hoard comprises over 500 pieces – made of emeralds, diamonds and sapphires sourced from across the world, worked into mesmerising brooches, buttons, necklaces and rings – making it the greatest single collection of Elizabethan and Stuart jewellery in the world.
Title: A Perfect Eye & Steady Hand - Goldsmithing in Tudor and Stuart London
Author: Hazel Forsyth, with contributions by Timothy Schroder, Dora Thornton and Frances Parton
Publisher: The Goldsmiths’ Company in association with Paul Holberton Publishing
Publication Date: 24 November 2026
ISBN: 9781917976046
Cover: Hardcover
Dimensions: 24×27×1.5cm (approx.)
Weight: 720g
Please note that this publication is currently on pre-order and will ship from Tuesday 24 November 2026.
Published to mark the opening of the Goldsmiths’ Gallery at the new London Museum in Smithfield, A Perfect Eye & Steady Hand - Goldsmithing in Tudor and Stuart London showcases the Cheapside Hoard alongside historic treasures from the Goldsmiths’ Company’s collection, and takes readers on a global journey in the wake of plate, jewels and gemstones – and the people who made, traded and treasured them. The Cheapside Hoard comprises over 500 pieces – made of emeralds, diamonds and sapphires sourced from across the world, worked into mesmerising brooches, buttons, necklaces and rings – making it the greatest single collection of Elizabethan and Stuart jewellery in the world.
Title: A Perfect Eye & Steady Hand - Goldsmithing in Tudor and Stuart London
Author: Hazel Forsyth, with contributions by Timothy Schroder, Dora Thornton and Frances Parton
Publisher: The Goldsmiths’ Company in association with Paul Holberton Publishing
Publication Date: 24 November 2026
ISBN: 9781917976046
Cover: Hardcover
Dimensions: 24×27×1.5cm (approx.)
Weight: 720g
