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 | Robert Welch Scroll down to see selection of items for sale Born in Hereford in 1929. He studied under Cyril Shiner and R G Baxendale at Birmingham College of Art from 1950-2 and was a contemporary of Gerald Benney and David Mellor at the Royal College of Art from 1952-5 under Professor Robert Goodden. In 1955 he was asked by J & J Wiggin to be design consultant for their "Old Hall Tableware" where he produced a very successful range in stainless steel and the same year established his own silversmith's workshop in Chipping Camden in the premises previously occupied by Charles Ashbee and the Guild of Handicraft. In 1958 he was joined by silversmith John Limbrey who would execute most of Welch's silver designs. Like David Mellor he would extend his designing skills to many other mediums apart from silver and opened two successful retail outlets in Chipping Camden and Warwick. He was made an MBE in 1980 and died in 2000.
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Pair of Silver Candlesticks
London 2001 Robert Welch Height: 11.5cm Diameter: 10.5cm Weight: 28oz £1500
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 | Silver Bowl
London 2004 Robert Welch Diameter: 9cm Height: 5cm £160
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Silver 'Alveston' Knife
Sheffield 1966 Robert Welch Old Hall Length: 23cm £50
Designed in 1961 for Old Hall Tableware. Won Design Centre award in 1964 and can be seen in the V & A, London and MOMA, New York.
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 | Silver Bangle
Birmingham 1972 Robert Welch Diameter: 7cm £95
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Pair Silver Candlesticks
London 1968 Robert Welch Height: 33cm Diameter: 11cm £1950
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 | Silver Egg Cup
Birmingham 1971 Robert Welch Height: 7cm Diameter: 4½cm £175
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