'Though The Coin Be Fair': Hallmarking and Language
References to assaying have been absorbed into our language, becoming subject to semantic change and acquiring wider cultural significance.
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News
December 2018
November 2018
Goldsmiths' Company Apprentices Top the Medals Table at Worldskills UK Live 2018
Three young Goldsmiths’ Company apprentices have excelled in the Fine Jewellery Making category at The Skills Show.
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Silver Christmas Decorations
Some of the UK's leading silversmiths have once again produced Christmas decorations in time to decorate your tree!
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Made For the Table: Patronage and History
The Goldsmiths’ Company’s touring exhibition will be on display at Osterley Park from 5 November. Discover more about the Company's patronage of silver and the continuity of techniques.
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The Goldsmiths' Company and World War One
As we approach the centenary anniversary of Armistice Day, we have looked back through the Company minutes from the period of the First World War.
Read moreOctober 2018
The Lord Mayor's Appeal
The Lord Mayor of London and the Lady Mayoress called at Goldsmiths’ Hall this morning as part of their annual tour of Livery Halls
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Goldsmiths’ Company Funds Cambridge Research in Precious Metals
A gift from the Goldsmiths’ Company Charity to support three new PhD studentships at Cambridge will advance research in precious metals and help develop new technical expertise.
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A Sterling Renaissance: British Silver Design 1957–2018
The largest display of British contemporary silver ever mounted in the USA, A Sterling Renaissance: British Silver Design 1957–2018 presents more than 100 items by thirty-five designer-silversmiths aged from their early 20s to their mid-80s.
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Paul Podolsky (1923 - 2018)
The distinguished jeweller and Liveryman of the Goldsmiths' Company, Paul Podolsky, has passed away aged 95.
Read moreSeptember 2018
Redecorating the Livery Hall
The existing Goldsmiths’ Hall was designed by Philip Hardwick and officially opened in 1835; it is the third Goldsmiths’ Hall on the site. Research and analysis informed proposals that were subsequently executed over two summer recesses by a team of skilled craftsmen and decorators.
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Goldsmiths' Review 2017-18
The latest Review of the Company's activities, alongside articles on the Trade and the Company.
Read moreJuly 2018
Young Designer winners announced at Jacobs the Jewellers
Jacobs the Jewellers and the Bishopsland Educational Trust, together with sponsors the Goldsmiths’ Centre and HS Walsh, announced the winners of the fourth year of the annual Young Designer Competition.
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Goldsmiths' Fair 2018
Now in its 36th year, Goldsmiths’ Fair has built a solid reputation as the foremost destination for precious metal fine jewellery and contemporary silver.
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The Goldsmiths' Company Elects a New Prime Warden
Michael Prideaux has been elected as Prime Warden of the Goldsmiths' Company for 2018-19
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The Goldsmiths’ Company Donates £25,000 to the Royal Museums Greenwich
The Goldsmiths’ Company will maintain the gilding on the Cutty Sark’s ‘Gingerbread’.
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V&A: Preserving the Past, Curating the Future
A recording of the lecture given by Dr. Tristram Hunt, Director of the V&A, at Goldsmiths' Hall.
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Baroness Fairhead Opens Grant Macdonald Exhibition
On Tuesday 24 April, Baroness Rona Fairhead, Minister for Trade and Export Promotion attended the Private View for Grant Macdonald International Silversmith and officially opened the exhibition at Goldsmiths’ Hall.
Read moreMarch 2018
The Goldsmiths’ Company and London Youth
The Goldsmiths' Company Charity is proud to support London Youth - a growing, thriving network of 330 youth organisations serving young people across London.
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Podcast: Nelson's Chelengk
A recording of a talk held at Goldsmiths' Hall on the topic of Nelson’s Chelengk, one of the most iconic jewels in British history.
Read moreFebruary 2018
Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Awards 2018: Winners Honoured at Goldsmiths Hall
The presentation of the annual Awards of the Goldsmiths Craft & Design Awards took place at Goldsmiths’ Hall in London on Monday 26th February 2018.
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Charity Reception
We were delighted to welcome grant recipients from the Goldsmiths' Company Charity to Goldsmiths' Hall this week.
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The Goldsmiths’ Company Loan to the British Museum
One of the greatest treasures of the Goldsmiths’ Company Collection, the Royal Clock Salt, is on display in the Waddesdon Bequest Gallery at the British Museum.
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The Jacques Cartier Memorial Award
Celebrating 60 years of collaboration and continuous partnership between the Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council and Cartier in search of excellence.
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Stuart Devlin: Designer Goldsmith Silversmith
A new publication of over 500 pages, with hundreds of images of Devlin’s lifetime of work in the trade.
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Women and The Goldsmiths' Company
As this month marks the centenary of the 1918 Representation of the People Act, the law that gave the first women the right to vote in the UK, we look back at the history of women in the Goldsmiths’ Company.
Read moreJanuary 2018
The Opening of the Trial of the Pyx 2018
Approximately 25,000 coins produced by the Royal Mint in 2017 have been counted and scrutinised by a jury at Goldsmiths’ Hall in the City of London.
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The Silver Line
In the run-up to Christmas, staff from the Charity team made a follow-up visit to the Blackpool headquarters of The Silver Line, the UK’s only 24/7, free, confidential helpline for lonely and isolated older people.
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Applications for Goldsmiths' Fair 2018
Applications to exhibit at Goldsmiths’ Fair 2018 open today and close at 9am on 26 February.
Read moreDecember 2017
The Goldsmiths' Company appoints a new Curator
The Goldsmiths’ Company has appointed Dr Dora Thornton as Curator of its Collection of Antique and Contemporary Silver, Modern Jewellery, and Art Medals. She will take up her new role in March 2018
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Going for Gold
The Goldsmiths’ Company and its affiliated Charity are delighted to pledge £10,000 to the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery’s appeal to acquire the Leekfrith Torcs, believed to be the earliest example of Iron Age gold ever discovered in Britain.
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Q&A with Baillie Aaron, Founder & CEO, Spark Inside
The Goldsmiths’ Company has awarded Spark Inside £30,000 to support their coaching interventions in prisons.
Read moreNovember 2017
Goldsmiths’ Company apprentices top medals table at The Skills Show 2017
Three young Goldsmiths’ Company apprentices have topped the medals table in the Fine Jewellery Making category at The Skills Show, the nation’s largest skills and careers event.
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The Leopard Awards at Goldsmiths’ Hall
The event, staged at Goldsmiths’ Hall on the evening of Wednesday 15 November, drew attention to the importance of the independent British jewellery industry.
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Last chance to view Inside
Staff from the Charity team as well as Communications and Marketing, visited the Koestler Trust’s Inside exhibition at the Southbank Centre, London.
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Silver Christmas Decorations
Purchase silver Christmas tree decorations from the UK's leading silversmiths.
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Make Your Mark Makes its Mark
The fourth edition of Make Your Mark, the UK’s biggest careers event for apprentices and students of jewellery and allied trades, proved a resounding success
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Q&A: Hazel Basran, SEND Programme Manager, Museum of London
The Goldsmiths' Company has given a grant of £30,000 over three years to the Museum of London for the Special Education Needs and Disability (SEND) Programme
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Make Your Mark Awards
Winners of the Make Your Mark Awards were announced at a drinks reception at Goldsmiths’ Hall on Tuesday 31 October 2017.
Read moreOctober 2017
European Silver in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen
More than half a ton of silver has been conserved ahead of the publication of a new book which details over 350 artworks in the Royal Collection.
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The Master Craftsman Internship Scheme brings together talented silversmiths
A residency programme focusing on chasing, engraving, enamelling and/or general silversmithing.
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Alexander Wood receives a Medallion of Excellence at WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017
Alexander Wood of the Goldsmiths’ Company Apprenticeship Scheme received a Medallion of Excellence for reaching the international standard in the Jewellery skills category at the 44th WorldSkills Competition in Abu Dhabi.
Read moreSeptember 2017
Kevin Grey’s 'Animus' was the highlight of the Bonhams Decorative Arts & Furniture sale
The piece achieved a record-breaking figure of £72,500 for a contemporary silversmith at auction.
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Grant for the Wallace Collection's Jewelled Dagger
The Wardens of the Goldsmiths’ Company have given a grant to the Wallace Collection for a new showcase to house the Shah Jahan dagger.
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HMS Prince of Wales Named in Rosyth
HMS Prince of Wales, the second of the Royal Navy’s two future flagships being built by the Aircraft Carrier Alliance, was officially named on Friday 8 September during a ceremony in Rosyth, Scotland.
Read moreAugust 2017
The Goldsmiths' Centre wins a Princess Royal Training Award
The Goldsmiths’ Centre recognised for achieving training excellence with Princess Royal Training Award
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The Two Ridings Community Foundation receives a £100,000 grant
Two Ridings Community Foundation celebrated the award of a £100,000 grant from Goldsmiths’ Company Charity to help raise more funds for good causes across North & East Yorkshire.
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Make Your Mark Awards- Applications Now Open
Applications are now open for the second Goldsmiths’ Company Assay Office’s Make Your Mark Awards.
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International Conference on Technology of Plasticity
The Goldsmiths’ Company is delighted to support the International Conference on Technology of Plasticity.
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The Ambassador Diamond Necklace revealed
Daphne Krinos has created a unique diamond-set necklace for the Modern Jewellery Collection.
Read moreJuly 2017
Changing Lives: An Overview of the Goldsmiths' Company's Charitable Giving
Over the last year, the Goldsmiths' Company contributed more than £13 million to charitable and educational activities.
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The Goldsmiths' Company Review 2017
An overview of the Company's activities for 2016-17, including a profile of Prime Warden Judith Cobham-Lowe.
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Andrew Putland appointed new Chairman of GC&DC
The Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council (GC&DC) has appointed a new Chairman for the next two years – renowned British silversmith Andrew Putland.
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The Goldsmiths' Company becomes a Founding Partner of the new Museum of London
The Goldsmiths' Company and its affiliated Charity have pledged £10 million to the Museum project.
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Young Designer Competition winners announced
The Young Designer Competition jewellery and silver winners were announced on Friday 30 June.
Read moreJune 2017
New Designers Goldsmiths’ Company Award Winners
The New Designers Goldsmiths’ Company Awards were announced at the Business Design Centre, Islington on 28 June. The Goldsmiths’ Company is a leading sponsor of New Designers, the UK’s principal showcase of creative and innovative work from design graduates.
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Queen's Birthday Honours recognise Goldsmiths' Company Members
The Queen’s Birthday Honours, published on 16 June, recognised the achievements of 1,109 extraordinary people from across the UK.
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James Handyside wins Goldsmiths’ Young Apprentice of the Year Award
HRH The Princess Royal presented the latest Goldsmiths’ Company Members’ Charitable Fund Young Apprentice of the Year Award, which recognises excellence in vocational skills and career progression, to former Goldsmiths’ Company apprentice, James Handyside.
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Goldsmiths' Fair 2017
26 September – 1 October and 3 – 8 October 2017: this autumn sees the highly anticipated return of an ever more stylish Goldsmiths’ Fair.
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Young Designer Competition
The Goldsmiths’ Company is delighted to support Jacobs the Jewellers’ Young Designer Competition.
Read moreMay 2017
The Goldsmiths’ Company makes a major contribution to Westminster Abbey
The Goldsmiths’ Company has made a major contribution to Westminster Abbey’s The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries, due to open in 2018.
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Romeo and Juliet
A new version of classic Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet for primary schools is the latest addition to the National Theatre’s On Demand in Schools service, which is supported by the Goldsmiths' Company Charity.
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Applications for SIGA 2018 Now Open
Applications are now open to train with the country’s leading silversmiths, as part of the Goldsmiths' Company Studio Internship Graduate Award in 2018.
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Supporting Pioneering Maths Initiative at Three Schools
The Company has awarded a grant to three schools in Kent to create a new maths programme that will teach, influence and inspire both their own pupils and the wider education community.
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New Appointment Shatters 700-year Glass Ceiling
For the first time in 700 years, the Company is appointing a woman to its top job.
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Studio Internship Graduate Awards
Current SIGA recipients are Patrick Davison, Hamish Dobbie, Errin Quinn and Dominic Simon.
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Inaugural Goldsmiths’ Company Lecture with David Starkey
Last night the Company’s new series of high profile annual public lectures was launched to great acclaim.
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Goldsmiths’ Company Apprentice at WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017
The Goldsmiths’ Company is delighted to announce that Alexander Wood of the Goldsmiths’ Company Apprenticeship Scheme has been chosen to represent the UK in the jewellery competition at the WorldSkills Finals in Abu Dhabi.
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Trial of the Pyx: Verdict
The Verdicts of the Trial of the Pyx were delivered by the Goldsmiths’ Company Clerk and Chief Executive, Sir David Reddaway, at Goldsmiths’ Hall on Friday 28 April.
Read moreApril 2017
Rosemary Ransome Wallis
Rosemary Ransome Wallis has stepped down from her role as Art Director and Curator for the Company after 45 years of service. Rosemary was first appointed in 1972 as Curator of Collections and Secretary to the Modern Plate Committee.
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The Goldsmiths' Centre Celebrates its Fifth Birthday
Founded by the Goldsmiths’ Company in 2012, the Goldsmiths’ Centre provides an unrivalled facility for jewellers, silversmiths and craftspeople in the allied trades to excel and thrive in their careers.
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Goldsmiths’ Fair 2017 Exhibitors Announced
The Goldsmiths’ Company is delighted to reveal the 126 designer-makers selected to show at the 35th edition of Goldsmiths’ Fair.
Read moreMarch 2017
New Industry Employer Panel to Set Standards for Jewellery Manufacturing Apprenticeships
A new panel has been formed, supported by the National Association of Jewellers, the Goldsmiths’ Company and British Academy of Jewellery, to steer the development of a new Trailblazer Apprenticeship Standard for jewellery manufacturing in the UK.
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Charles Peter de Brisay Jenkins MBE MC (1923 – 2017)
Mr Peter Jenkins has passed away aged 93. Following a distinguished career in the Army, he joined the Goldsmiths’ Company as Assistant Clerk in 1968.
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Society of Jewellery Historians & Association for Contemporary Jewellery: Anniversary Celebration
The Society of Jewellery Historians has arranged a study day and evening reception to celebrate its 40th anniversary, in association with the Association of Contemporary Jewellers, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.
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Barbara Cartlidge (1922 - 2017)
Barbara Cartlidge, esteemed jeweller and co-founder of the renowned Electrum Gallery, passed away peacefully on February 27, 2017 aged 94.
Read moreFebruary 2017
GCDC Awards and Exhibition at Goldsmiths’ Hall
The winners of the annual Goldsmiths’ Craft and Design Council Competition were announced by renowned jewellery expert, Joanna Hardy, at a ceremony at Goldsmiths’ Hall on Monday 27 February.
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Binney & Exhibitioners’ Reception
The Binney & Exhibitioners’ Reception was held at Goldsmiths’ Hall on Tuesday 21 February, honouring the Binney public bravery award winners as well as the Company’s grant recipients.
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The Ambassador Diamond Necklace Competition
The Goldsmiths’ Company is delighted to announce that artist jeweller Daphne Krinos has won the Ambassador Diamond Necklace Competition.
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New Grand National Trophy Unveiled
The 2017 Randox Health Grand National Trophy by artist silversmith Shannon O’Neill, whose work features in the Goldsmiths’ Company Collection, was unveiled at the Weights Reception, Victoria and Albert Museum, London on Tuesday 14 February.
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The Goldsmiths’ Centre Invites Applications for Its Business Growth Programme
The Goldsmiths’ Centre has launched its new Goldsmiths’ Business Growth Programme for exceptional and ambitious members of the UK jewellery, silversmithing and allied trade industries.
Read moreJanuary 2017
Trial of the Pyx Opens at Goldsmiths' Hall
The Trial of the Pyx opened at Goldsmiths’ Hall this morning, as approximately 35,000 coins produced by the Royal Mint in 2016 were counted and scrutinised by a jury in the City of London.
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The Prime Warden Visits the Royal Mint
The Prime Warden of the Goldsmiths' Company, Michael Wainwright, visited the Royal Mint last Friday ahead of this year's Trial of the Pyx at the Goldsmiths' Hall.
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SIGA Recipients
Recipients of the 2017 SIGA Award have begun their first 8-week iternship.
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Shannon O’Neill Designs a Trophy for the Grand National
For the first time in the history of the Grand National, a new trophy will be designed on a yearly basis under a five-year sponsorship deal.
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Goldsmiths' Company Charity supports the Refugee Council
The Goldsmiths' Company Charity is proud to support the Refugee Council.
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Applications Open for Goldsmiths' Fair 2017
Applications are currently open to exhibit at Goldsmiths' Fair 2017.
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