Library & Archives
The Company’s archives date back to the 14th century, and the Library's collections include over 8,000 books and over 15,000 images, magazines, journals, films and special research collections.
Design by Leslie Durbin
A 1940 design rendering by the renowned silversmith Leslie Durbin (1913-2005)
The Company’s design competitions for the Ascot trophies began in 1926. For the Company, this date marked the beginning of a long and continuous involvement in modern design for silver wares through competitions, exhibitions and lectures.
Leslie Durbin was one of England’s leading designers in silver. He trained under the Sheffield-born silversmith, Omar Ramsden (1873-1939) whose career spanned a partnership with Alwyn Carr lasting from 1897 until the First World War and later his own highly successful business.
A 1940 design rendering by the renowned silversmith Leslie Durbin (1913-2005)
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History of the Company
The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, more commonly known as the Goldsmiths' Company, is one of the Twelve Great Livery Companies of the City of London and received its first royal charter in 1327.
Collections
Internationally recognised, the Goldsmiths’ Company has one of the finest collections of silver made in Britain, numbering some 8,000 examples from 1350 to the present day.