| In olden days, crooks used to shave or clip the edges of coins and then sell the shavings to a disreputable goldsmith or silversmith. |
| But the star lot here is a pair of George III sauce boats by Dublin silversmith Thomas Jones, whose work is much sought after. |
| Foster trained as a silversmith and has an established reputation both as a designer and metalworker. |
| Rubber corrodes silver, and it can become so deeply etched that only a silversmith can repair the damage. |
| For most of my early life, I worked as a silversmith and lectured at Glasgow School of Art in silversmithing and jewellery. |
| Hogarth started an apprenticeship as a silversmith in 1714, but never finished it. |
