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What does a goldsmith do?
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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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19th Century English Silver Plate Two Handled Covered Ecuelle Dish
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Stunning Antique Gilt Sterling Silver Lidded Porringer
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Located in London, GB
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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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Large English Picture Frame with Queen Victoria’s Cipher, 1889
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Located in New York, NY
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