Latest News from The Goldsmiths' Company

June 2019

Eight schools to compete in the first-ever Goldsmiths’ Company Community Engagement Awards

Out of 40 original entrants, eight finalists have been selected from regional heats in London and Greater Manchester, to compete in the finals at Goldsmiths’ Hall on the 25th June 2019. The awards celebrate the positive impact schools and their students have had in their local communities through charitable and voluntary initiatives. The Goldsmiths' Company Community Engagement Awards was an initiative set up by former Prime Warden Judith Cobham-Lowe OBE.

Interview with Coin Expert James Morton

Coin specialist James Morton talks about the limited edition set of gold commemorative Queen Elizabeth II Coronation coins from 1953, which are part of The Goldsmiths’ Company’s Collection.

May 2019

Dr Timothy Schroder Becomes Prime Warden For A Second Term

The Goldsmiths’ Company is pleased to announce that Dr Timothy Schroder has been elected Prime Warden. Dr Schroder, who previously served in the role during 2015-16, is the first Prime Warden to be appointed for a second term since 1951, when Walter Godfrey Allen served two consecutive years.

Goldsmiths’ Company Charity Funds Pioneering New Cambridge Research in Precious Metals

The Goldsmiths’ Company Charity awarded the University of Cambridge with £436,000, for the Goldsmiths’ Company programme in precious metals (used for jewellery and silverware) research builds on the University’s strengths in the study of materials. The award includes funding for three new PhD studentships at Cambridge.

The Goldsmiths’ Company Joins with The Lord Mayor’s Mental Health Awareness Week Appeal

The Goldsmiths’ Company Charity is pleased to partner with The Lord Mayor’s Appeal, to support Mental Health Awareness Week. The annual initiative set up by the Mental Health Foundation and to raise awareness of mental health and to inspire action to promote good mental health for all.

London Craft Week

Goldsmiths’ Fair and The Goldsmiths’ Centre will be hosting a series of events during London Craft Week (8 May – 12 May).

The Verdict of the Trial of the Pyx

Chancellor passes the annual Trial of the Pyx

March 2019

17 schools compete at the regional finals of the Goldsmiths’ Company Engagement Awards 2019

17 schools competed in the regional finals of the first-ever Goldsmiths’ Company Community Engagement Awards this week, each vying for a place at the national finals in June.

Dr Frances Parton joins the Goldsmiths’ Company as Deputy Curator

The Goldsmiths Company is pleased to announce that Dr Frances Parton has been appointed as Deputy Curator in the Collections Team and will be joining the Company on 11 March 2019.

February 2019

Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Awards 2019

The presentation of the annual Awards of the Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Awards took place at the prestigious Goldsmiths’ Hall in London on Monday 25th February 2019.

Bruno Schroder (1933 – 2019)

Past Prime Warden of the Goldsmiths’ Company, Bruno Schroder, has passed away aged 86.

January 2019

Trial of the Pyx 2019 opens at Goldsmiths’ Hall

Over 10,600 Royal Mint coins went on 'trial' in London on Tuesday 29 January in one of Britain's oldest judicial processes – the Trial of the Pyx.

December 2018

The Opening of the Trial of the Pyx 2019

The 2019 Trial of the Pyx will take place at Goldsmiths' Hall on 29 January.

Wendy Ramshaw (1939 - 2018)

Distinguished jeweller, ceramicist, sculptor and Liveryman of the Goldsmiths' Company, Wendy Ramshaw CBE RDI passed away on Sunday 9th December after a long illness.

'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.

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.

Silver Christmas Decorations

Some of the UK's leading silversmiths have once again produced Christmas decorations in time to decorate your tree!

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.

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.

October 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

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.

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.

Paul Podolsky (1923 - 2018)

The distinguished jeweller and Liveryman of the Goldsmiths' Company, Paul Podolsky, has passed away aged 95.

September 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.

July 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.

June 2018

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.

May 2018

The Goldsmiths' Company Elects a New Prime Warden

Michael Prideaux has been elected as Prime Warden of the Goldsmiths' Company for 2018-19

The Goldsmiths’ Company Donates £25,000 to the Royal Museums Greenwich

The Goldsmiths’ Company will maintain the gilding on the Cutty Sark’s ‘Gingerbread’.

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.

April 2018

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.

March 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.

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.

February 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.

Charity Reception

We were delighted to welcome grant recipients from the Goldsmiths' Company Charity to Goldsmiths' Hall this week.

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.

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.

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.

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.

January 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.

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.

Applications for Goldsmiths' Fair 2018

Applications to exhibit at Goldsmiths’ Fair 2018 open today and close at 9am on 26 February.

December 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

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.

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.

November 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.

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.

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.

Silver Christmas Decorations

Purchase silver Christmas tree decorations from the UK's leading silversmiths.

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

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