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POST WAR SILVER ARTICLE

1  Silver Beaker
1 Silver Beaker
J P Steele

London 1946
10 Covered Bowl
10 Covered Bowl
Dunstan Pruden London 1953 Click image to enlarge
11 Ice Bucket & Tongs
11 Ice Bucket & Tongs
Christopher Lawrence London 1971/2 Click image to enlarge
2 Rocking Dish and Chamberstick
2 Rocking Dish and Chamberstick
Geoffrey Bellamy London 1954 & 1957
3 Lion & Unicorn Bowl
3 Lion & Unicorn Bowl
Designed by Alex Styles made by Wakely & Wheeler for Garrard London 1953
4 Beaker & Salver
4 Beaker & Salver
Brian Asquith Sheffield 1974 & 1977
5 Bowl & Spoon
5 Bowl & Spoon
Graham Watling London 1977
6 Box
6 Box
Grant Macdonald London 1972
7 Cow Tazza
7 Cow Tazza
Brian Fuller London 1994
8 Salver and Centrepiece
8 Salver and Centrepiece
Michael Bolton London 1989 & 1986
9 Pair Peppermills
9 Pair Peppermills
Gerald Benney London 1973
BENNEY & the JETS
Post War British Designer Silversmiths by Derek StylesThe Second World War had a disastrous effect on British silversmithing for several reasons apart from the obvious fall in demand. Many of the older professionals were used for precision work in other trades; the younger ones were called up for active service; supplies of precious metals had run low; Sheffield and London, including Goldsmiths Hall, had suffered severe bomb damage. Purchase Tax was increased to 110% even if you could find the items to buy. Just before the war in 1938 Edward Spencer (b 1873) of the Artificers Guild had died followed in 1939 by two of the most important pre-war British designer-silversmiths, Omar Ramsden (b 1873) and H G Murphy (b 1884) then Alwyn Carr (b 1872) in 1940. Some designer-silversmiths who were working before the war successfully revived their businesses when it was over, like R E Stone (1903-1990), Leslie Durbin (1913-2005), Dunstan Pruden (d 1974), Bernard Instone (1891-1987), George Hart (1882-1973) of the Guild of Handicraft and J P Steele (1) who was an artist/craftsmen working in Letchworth.
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Stuart DevlinLondon 1969Click image to enlarge