EDWARD EVANS GOLDSMITH
Edward Evans entered into the goldsmith trade via the London Collage of Arts and Crafts, and served a five-year apprenticeship with a firm of manufacturing jewellers in Bond Street, Mayfair in 1958.
In 1980 entered into an exclusive deal with Garrard the Crown Jewellers, to make a collection of jewellery to his own design, this gave the financial backing that was needed to create the more exotic pieces and to start experimenting with using more enamel and finally to making gold objet d’art.
The creations that he has made since then have never been seen by the public as they have been shipped off to various palaces around the world, some retailing for over two million dollars, it would be of great interest to see and hear how they have been created as every piece has been designed and made by Evans and his team of highly skilled craftsmen.
TOPICS:
Destination Speaker
An Introduction to Goldsmithing From the 15th to the 20th century.
The life and works of Cellini 1500-1571 AD Artist, Sculptor, Goldsmith and Murderer.
Carl Faberge 1846-1920 goldsmith and Jewelers to the Imperial Court of Russia.
Ren’e Lalique 1860-1945 Artist/Jeweler, glassmaker extraordinaire, genius of the Art Nouveau period.
My early years in the Jewelry trade with slides and descriptions of my more important pieces and designs.
My transition from jewelry to gold objet d’ art, from small perfume holders, to pairs of table lamps retailing in excess of two million dollars.
My first of highly decorated gold, diamond gem sett, and enameled,
handguns, and 28 subsequent pieces some retailing for over a million
dollars
A master class on enameling, with examples of the art through the ages,
I have used it extensively on my creations
Other methods of decoration i.e. engine-turning, diamond and gem stone
setting, engraving etc.
History of the Goldsmiths Hall and Hall marks, description of
The Cheapside Jewelry Hoard one of the most significant treasure finds
of the 20th century
Art work , how designs are conceived, an illustration and explanation of
my designs, and subsequent commissions, and the unfortunate ones
that didn’t make it.
The Good The Bad and The Ugly…. My experiences and ups and downs
of working in the Gold trade for over 50 years.