From Friday May 27 to Saturday July 16 the Goldsmith's Company of London has an exhibit of the work of a dozen modern silversmiths. Here are some of the pieces on display.
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| David Clark worked with an antique spoon and modern silver to create this "Deepest Deeperer spoon" |
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| "Carafe and four Cups". by Grant McCaig 2010 Pleated Fine Silver, seamed and hand raised. |
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| "Heptagonal Covered Jug" by Hector Miller, 2010 The lid is hinged and can fold down to form a handle for the jug. Sterling silver, formed, cast and fused construction with enamel by Frances Loyen. |
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| "Becoming Spherical I" and "Becoming Spherical II" by Lucian Taylor, 2010 Fine silver - sections TIG welded together, then hydroformed. (I'm not sure which is which) |
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| "Plunging Form" by Sarah Denny, 2010 Hand-raised from a single flat sheet of Britannia silver. Britannia silver is a non-standard alloy of Sterling silver where the 7.5% non silver (usually copper) is reduced to 4.16%. It was instituted during the reign of William III to try and stem the clipping of coins. |
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| "Spiritus" by Theresa Nguyen, 2010 Fold-formed, hammered and soldered. |
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| "Liner Jug" by Toby Russell, 2010 Sterling silver - scored and folded by hand from flat sheet. |
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