A gift from the Goldsmiths’ Company Charity to support three new PhD studentships at Cambridge will advance research in precious metals and help develop new technical expertise.
Date Published: 15 October 2018
New features in the Account area of the website mean you will have the option to save and retrieve your card details each time they pay for packets on the “Your Packets” page.
Date Published: 12 September 2018
On 5 February 2019 Goldsmiths’ Hall will once again be opening its doors to all students, graduates and apprentices of the jewellery and allied trades to help you make your mark in industry.
Date Published: 03 September 2018
Christine Johnson's Made For The Table beaker featuring a vertical display hallmark amongst "bubbles" of silver.
Date Published: 31 August 2018
As part of our dedication to becoming a centre of excellence for jewellery materials we will be holding a major international conference next summer.
Date Published: 31 August 2018
Cup 1493 - The earliest hallmarked item in the Goldsmiths' Company collection and one of the earliest pieces of fully marked secular plate (i.e with a date letter).
Date Published: 31 August 2018
Goldsmiths' Fair will feature a range of fascinating talks with industry insiders and special exhibitions of rarely seen jewellery and exquisite silver treasures.
Date Published: 31 August 2018
Valuation Days offer the chance for a private one-to-one consultation and professional appraisal by our expert valuer. You will also receive a comprehensive portfolio of your items. Places are limited. 2018 dates are as follows
Date Published: 24 August 2018
Early closing on Friday 24 August 2018
Date Published: 06 August 2018
Watch our apprentice Ryan Grant and his master Dave Merry hallmark the "Apprentice Beaker" - one of the vessels commissioned for the Made for the Table exhibition which runs until 31 August 2018.⠀
Date Published: 31 July 2018
Illustrator Evelyn Rowland has created wedding anniversary cards using the traditional fineness symbols of a hallmark.
Date Published: 31 July 2018
Ottewill Silvermsiths were commissioned to design and produce three new trophies for the 2018 Henley Royal Regatta.
Date Published: 16 July 2018
This week we have launched a new guaranteed 5 Day Service. This coincides with the introduction of 100% money back guarantees across time bound services. This is the first service assurance warranty in the Assay Office’s 700 year history.
Date Published: 11 June 2018
As New Designers launches, The Goldsmiths' Centre' caught up with Alex O’Connor a year on from making her debut at the show in 2017. This year she will be exhibiting within the One Year In area of the event. Here she describes what it was like getting her first piece hallmarked by us - a milestone for any jeweller or silversmith.
Date Published: 08 June 2018
The 2018 Touchstone Award was presented by the British Hallmarking Council (BHC) to City of Wolverhampton Trading Standards.
Date Published: 07 June 2018
Dave Archer marked 40 years at the Assay Office on 5th June 2018.
Date Published: 05 June 2018
Two members of the Court of Assistants wjoined us in our workshop this month.
Cassandra Goad, and Vicky Broakes helped to grind the date letters from punches which remained from 2017 and bore the corresponding date letter "s".
Date Published: 31 May 2018
In Autumn 2017 we had the historic task of hallmarking the engagement ring of the Duchess of Sussex, and later the wedding rings for both the Duke and Duchess.
Date Published: 21 May 2018
Michael Prideaux has been elected as Prime Warden for 2018-19.
Date Published: 16 May 2018
Bank holiday closing: Our main office at Goldsmiths’ Hall will close at 12.30pm on Friday 4th May 2017 and The Greville Street office will close at 12 noon on Friday 4th May 2017.
Date Published: 01 May 2018
Be part of a 4-day short course that takes you on a journey of jewellery design from the creation of embryonic idea to a presentative image.
Date Published: 30 April 2018
The Goldsmiths' Company at Fortnum & Mason: A Celebration of Craftsmanship - 3-31 May
Date Published: 30 April 2018
The Goldsmiths' Company Assay Office is engaged in an exciting programme of improvements to all areas of our service and equipment.
As part of this programme, the Company Laboratory will now be updated to ensure that we can provide an operation of the highest standard in the years ahead.
Date Published: 30 April 2018
Andy Hills celebrated 40 years at the Assay Office earlier this month.
Dr Robert Organ presented him with his long service award in front of his colleagues.
Date Published: 18 April 2018
We were proud to host the launch of his new book "Diamonds, An Early History of the King of Gems" earlier this month.
Date Published: 17 April 2018
The Goldsmiths’ Company is proud to present an exhibition celebrating five decades of elegant modern design and excellent craftmanship fuelled by the extraordinary creativity of silversmith Grant Macdonald.
Date Published: 30 March 2018
We are excited to announce the forthcoming launch of a new guaranteed 5 Day Turnaround standard service for consignments and packets submitted online.
Date Published: 29 March 2018
The first 100% money back guarantees across our time bound services for online packet submissions are also to be introduced this season. This is the first service assurance warranty in our history.
Date Published: 29 March 2018
