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The Montrose area of Scotland produced a number of noted silversmiths. The majority produced cutlery, spoons, and other items for the kitchen or home. The silversmiths hand-crafted each work.
The beginnings of Scottish silversmiths date back to the 15th century. As silver became more abundant, silversmiths began their trade often by using silver provided by their customers. They would melt and craft the precious metal into different items.
As the technology advanced, the tools and techniques of the silversmiths grew as well. As more silver became available, it resulted in silversmiths creating common items such as cutlery and tools. These were everyday items for use in the home. The silversmiths would mark each item with their own stamp to denote their identity along with their town.
This hallmarking process became an official one as it set standards for the works of silversmiths in Scotland and England. As a result, many towns had silversmiths who created different items on a regular basis. Silversmiths worked in Montrose, one of the more prominent towns, to create different products for their customers.
Below are some of the most prominent silversmiths in the Montrose area.
Born in 1796, Glenny began his silversmith work in Montrose around 1817. He was active for at least two decades creating mostly cutlery and spoons crafted from silver. Glenny worked as a jeweller in Montrose by 1841. He seemed to focus in that field for the rest of his life.
As a silversmith in Montrose, Lambert produced a considerable amount of work in a relatively short time. His active years were from 1833 to 1838, at least in the works that survived. His marks are on many spoons and cutlery from that era.
Lumsden was one of the more prominent Scottish silversmiths. Similarly, his works are also most notably in cutlery and particularly spoons. His works of silver are quite popular and regularly sold at auction even today. Lumsden was most active from 1770 to 1790 in the heart of the silversmith era in Scotland.
A combination of industrialization, mass production, and silver being less available brought this remarkable period to an end. While silversmiths continue to this day, they are no longer the primary generators of cutlery made from silver. Today, they are more involved in making speciality items.
An insight into the cutlery, spoons, and other items of silver is offered by some of the most notable Scottish silversmiths work in Montrose offers . Today, they have become collector’s items that range in value based on their overall quality, supply, and demand by the public to have them in their home.
Situated within the Central belt of Scotland (UK), we are a small, family run business. Indeed, we traded in silver for many years before forming Dart Silver Ltd in 2006.
