Description
Robert Edgar Stone, London 1946, of geometric outline, formed of four stepped angled divisions each fanning out from the central bar, with a stylised fan finial
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Robert Edgar Stone 1903-1990
Born to a carpenter, at the age of 14, Stone began his studies at the Central School of Arts in London, and was supported through school with a scholarship from the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths. He initially went on to work at Goldsmiths as a liveryman following the completion of his coursework, he eventually left to open his own silver workshop in London in 1929. Stone took on notable apprentices like Ian Calvert and Christopher Lawrence, and invited his daughter, Jean, to work with him as a jeweller.
A renowned artist, Stone’s pieces were known for being handmade and high quality during a time at which the mass production of silver works was increasing. Famously, Stone was commissioned to make a large collection of silver pieces in commemoration of George V’s Silver Jubilee in 1935. Eventually, Stone’s designs were adapted to commemorate the coronation of both Edward VIII and George VI’s coronation in 1936 and 1937 respectively.
After closing his workshop, he continued to work from his Scottish home in Dunbartonshire which is when we see pieces assayed from Edinburgh.
Stone was present for key artistic movements throughout the 20th century and helped shape some of our most important British post-war silversmiths,
