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What does a goldsmith do?

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What does a goldsmith do?
What goldsmiths do is design and produce jewelry out of the precious metal gold (jewelry is a contemporary goldsmith’s primary specialty, but metalworkers who work with gold have traditionally created a range of both utilitarian and decorative items with the metal). To accomplish this, they employ a variety of hammering, turning, spinning, filling, plating and casting techniques. The first goldsmiths emerged during the 5th century B.C. On 1stDibs, shop a diverse assortment of gold jewelry from some of the world's top sellers.
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Antique Silver Albany Dessert Service London 1899 Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co
By Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Antique silver albany dessert service London 1899 Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Sixteen-piece service (eight forks and 8 knives) plain blades and tines. Length of knives: 8 ¼ inches....
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Antique Late 19th Century English Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Bronze Middle Eastern Man Sculpture
By Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A superb quality antique bronze sculpture of a Middle Eastern gentleman in regal dress by the renowned Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company, London dating from around 1900. The well cas...
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Antique Early 1900s British Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

London Early 20th Century Sterling Silver Bowl by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths
By Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
Located in Brescia, IT
London early 20th century sterling silver bowl by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths This elegant bowl has a finely floral carved drawn made by the London jewelers...
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Early 20th Century British Victorian Centerpieces

Materials

Sterling Silver

Top Quality English Solid Silver Tea Caddy By Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Co.
By Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
Located in Bath, GB
A truly exceptional Edwardian tea caddy in Adam style standing on three hoof feet and beautifully decorated with three Ram's heads, swags and Acanthus leaves. The silver is fully ha...
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Antique Early 1900s British Adam Style Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Tall Silver & Guilloche Enamel Lidded Jar by Goldsmith's and Silversmith's Co.
By Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
Located in Bath, GB
A stunning tall vanity / dressing table jar, probably used for either hatpins or a toothbrush, hence the little cork lining to the interior of the base. The glass is channel cut...
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Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Rare 20th Century Mahogany Dressing Table with Electrical Lights
By Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
Located in London, GB
A remarkable ladies dressing table made by the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. of London for his Highness Nawab Sir Sadiq Mohammed Khan Abbasi the V of Bahawalpur. Constructed in mahogany in the form of a kneehole desk with a modesty screen, rising from Chippendale style carved bracket feet, the banks of pedestals fitted with lockable faux drawers to the left, concealing a safe, and drawers to the right, fitted with ormolu chased swan neck handles; the lockable and hinged panelled top rising to reveal an adjustable triptych bevelled dressing mirror, with provisions for a pair of scallop shaded electrical lights, and having an enclosed body, fitted with an array of cut-glass unguent bottles, all with silver tops, Hall marked for 1929/30, enamelled with an Art Deco design, and bearing wonderfully detailed portraits of His Highness in regal dress...
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20th Century English Art Deco Desks

Materials

Silver, Enamel, Ormolu

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