Antique and collectible history / silversmith

Arthur Willmore Pennington Patent

A Brief History Including Patents Of Silversmith Arthur Willmore Pennington

The silversmith Arthur Willmore Pennington was well known for his openwork silver vanities and perfume bottles, decanter labels, hatpin holders, silver topped perfume bottles, pepperettes to name a few of his creations.

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Joseph Cook & Son Manufacturing Jewellers

Joseph Cook & Son English Manufacturing Jewellers

The firm known as Joseph Cook & Son was located in the heart of the Birmingham Jewellery Quarter at Hibernian Works, 91 Livery Street, Birmingham, England. 

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Victorian Alfred Ivory Solid Gold Locket

A Brief History Of Goldsmith Alfred Ivory, Cellini & Elizabethan Pattern Work

During the Victorian era the refined tastes of royalty, nobility and the well heeled expected the finest gold & silversmiths in the United Kingdom to craft superbly ornamented jewellery & silverware. These pieces are so well made and beautiful that they are still highly prized and sought-after in the 21st century. The desire for superbly ornamented pieces expressed itself in the popularity of Cellini & Elizabethan pattern work. 
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