Silver Spoons, Buckets and Bullets – The Story of the Eley Family by John Malden.
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SILVER ENAMEL BOXES; A TIME CAPSULE
A UNIQUE BOOK on SILVER ENAMEL CIGARETTE CASES & SNUFF BOXES BY ELWIN DE WOLF This book reveals the untold stories captured in silver enamel boxes from around 1900, stories that remain strikingly relevant today. Themes such as gender inequality and eroticism, war, consequences of colonialism, climate change and social injustice are unearthed through these exquisite objects. It explores connections to the non-avant-garde art of the period and the world of collectible vintage postcards, offering a fresh perspective on overlooked visual culture. Last but not least, the book pays tribute to the many often-forgotten female artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, honoring their creativity and legacy. Hardback, 312 pages, over 580 illustrations, Language English, privately published, ISBN 9789090404271, price € 75 excl P&P. If you are interested in a copy, please see this link at AbeBooks.co.uk https://www.abebooks.co.uk/Silver-Enamel-Boxes-Time-Capsule-Elwin/32315628368/bd
2026 Silver Society Attingham Scholarship applications invited
SILVER SOCIETY SCHOLARSHIP IN MEMORY OF TIMOTHY ARTHUR KENT Are you interested in English country houses? Their owners, their silver, furniture, porcelain, libraries and gardens? And are you free to attend a 16 day residential course from 27 June to 12 July, travelling across England with like-minded professionals from around the world? Then the Attingham Summer School needs you! And the Silver Society is delighted to announce a fully-funded scholarship for the 2026 Summer School, made possible by the generous bequest of scholar and collector Timothy Arthur Kent. The scholarship will cover the full residential course fee (however the successful candidate must cover their own transport costs to/from the start point). Applications are open to members and non-members of the Silver Society alike – so please do pass this along to any interested parties. Scholarship Eligibility Criteria: Applicants must be resident in the UK but can be of any nationality. Applicants must be professionally or academically involved in the world of silver. Applications must [Read More]
Winner of the Silver Society Prize for Siversmithing 2025 announced
We are delighted to announce that Anna Olafsson is this year’s winner of the 2025 Silver Society Prize for her “Arctic Tern Vessel”. Epona Smith received a highly creditable second prize for her “Echoes of Joy” beakers. Anna Ólafsson MFA (DJCAD) is a British-Icelandic artist and designer based in the Scottish Borders. Working across the fields of drawing, painting, printmaking, etching and engraving, she makes artworks from metal, paper and light, inspired by the natural world. She trained in metalwork and hand engraving with the celebrated engraver, designer, jeweller, goldsmith and silversmith, Dr Malcolm Appleby MBE FRSE, at his workshop in Grandtully, Highland Perthshire. Anna’s studies were generously supported by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers and the Walter Craig Charitable Trust, Dundee. In 2024 Anna was awarded a month-long fully funded scholarship with renowned silversmith and designer Rod Kelly to study the arts of chasing and silversmithing. Anna was resident at the Muckle Roe workshop in Shetland from June to early July 2024, [Read More]
The Silver Collection of the Honourable Justice John Batt AM
Auction on 18 August 2025. Gibson’s, Australia Viewing 14,15,16 August John Batt, a long-standing member of the Silver Society (based in Australia) and an avid collector of British and American silver, maintained extensive correspondence with fellow members over many years on hallmark identification, provenance, and rarity. Due to ill health, his entire collection is being auctioned by Gibson’s in Melbourne later this month. Click Here to View Auction Details
The Silver Society Journal, No 40 (2024)
£35.00 Click here to buy now. ELLENOR ALCORN AND WOLF BURCHARD The Dashwood Tea Chest by Paul de Lamerie 5 DORA THORNTON The Story of an Anonymous Gift to the Goldsmiths’ Company Collection 12 PETER KAELLGREN George Manjoy, Specialist Toy Maker 16 STEPHANIE SOUROUJON Silver Yads from the Barr Collection 22 DAVID STOKES What’s in a name? The Legacy of the Goldsmith Richard Crossley 25 DORA THORNTON The Coronation Cup 31 WYNYARD WILKINSON Oomersi Mawhi of Cutch: the Pheonix Bowl 34 ANDREW RENTON Yusuke Yamamoto, Dappled Garden Dish: a New Acquisition by Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales 38 PIERS PERCIVAL A Review of Sixteenth-Century London Goldsmiths’ Marks 47 DORA THORNTON A Goblet of 1493-94 and its Influence on Designer Silversmiths 52 JULIAN SINGER Three Eighteenth-Century Glasgow Goldsmiths 61 TIMOTHY SCHRODER Early Display Silver in Portugal 73 LESLIE SOUTHWICK London Silver-Mounted Flintlock Pistols of the late Eighteenth and early Nineteenth Centuries 82 PETER KAELLGREN Collector Profile: Margaret Guinlock (1901–1991) 91 THE SILVER SOCIETY PRIZE FOR [Read More]
Silver Society Attingham Scholarship in memory of Timothy Arthur Kent
Are you interested in English country houses? Their owners, their silver, furniture, porcelain, libraries and gardens? And are you free to attend a 16 day residential course (28 June – 13 July), travelling across England with like-minded professionals from around the world? Then The Attingham Summer School needs you! And the Silver Society is delighted to announce a fully-funded scholarship for the 2025 Summer School, made possible by the generous bequest of scholar and collector Timothy Arthur Kent. The scholarship will cover the full residential course fee (however the successful candidate must cover their own transport costs to/from the start point). Applications are open to members and non-members of the Silver Society alike - so please do pass this along to any interested parties. Scholarship Eligibility Criteria: Applicants must be resident in the UK but can be of any nationality. Applicants must be professionally or academically involved in the world of silver. Applications must be made through the Attingham Trust website by 31st January [Read More]
Winner of the Silver Society Prize for Siversmithing 2024 announced
This year’s Silver Society Prize saw young silversmiths from across the country submit entries for consideration by a panel of three judges. The standard of the submissions was fantastic, and the judges would like to thank and congratulate all those who took the time to enter. The ingenuity, craftsmanship and talent demonstrated by the applicants was fantastic to see, and the judges deliberated at length before selecting the winner. The Silver Society Prize for 2024 was awarded to Alice Fry for her Geode Celebration Box. It was noted that her work was brilliantly executed, unique, and demonstrated an ability to bring together chasing, texturing, colouring and construction, as well as the use of various materials, in a seamless and highly effective manner. The judges very much liked the way in which her piece could be taken apart for use in a number of different ways, with the option to hang the cover on the wall and use the base as a dish. Alice [Read More]
The Hugo Burge Foundation has two upcoming residencies in the Scottish Borders at the Marchmont Silversmithing Workshop.
We're a charity based in the Scottish Borders that hosts the Marchmont Silversmithing Workshop, a fully-equipped silversmithing workshop which houses tools, machinery and books by the late Master silversmith Graham Stewart. The workshop supports three early career silversmiths to launch their businesses over a two-year tenancy, with guidance from an experienced mentor. The workshop also provides shorter residencies for British and international silversmiths to develop new work and participate in cultural exchange. If you would like to apply click on the link to their website https://www.hugoburgefoundation.org/residencies/experienced-silversmithing-residency https://www.hugoburgefoundation.org/residencies/emerging-silversmith-residency---march-2025
A new book published – British silver belt buckles
A new book has been published by the collector John L Davis titled “British silver belt buckles”. It covers belt buckles from c 1890 to the present day with a focus on the arts and crafts period and contemporary buckle design. At 200 pages long and over 500 colour images it is a visual feast. Price is £55 plus P&P. This book is privately published and can purchased by contacting info@thepeartreecollection.com