M is for Metal Worker
Chalmers & Robinson Jewellers & Goldsmith, -
Make & Sell all Sorts of Jewellers work Funeral & Motto Rings, &c Likewise Sell all Sorts of Plate, Watches, Silver Plated, Steel & Metal Buckles, Combs, Cutlery, Hardware, Spectacles, Rules, Mathematical Instruments, &c. NB Buys Jewels, Old Gold & Silver Watches, Old Lace &c
SKU: 17849
Browse Ephemera
Tags: goldsmith, instruments, lace, navigational, optics, scientific
Type: Rare Prints
CHALMERS, George; and ROBINSON
London,
At the Golden Spectacles, in Sidneys Alley, Leicester Fields,
[from 1773]
Engraved trade card, loss to lower right and upper corners.
200 by 155mm. (7.75 by 6 inches).
17849
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Opulent trade card in the highest rococo style, the asymmetrical cartouche dripping with all examples of a wide range of Chalmers and Robins's wares: dividers, rulers, telescopes, cups, ink wells, jugs, jewels, coffee pots, spectacles, cutlery, cruets, fobs, buckles, rings, platter and pendants.
There are three trade cards in Heal collection for Chalmers & Robinson, giving their addresses as at the Ring & Cup in Walkers Court, Berwick Street, Soho, from 1760; the...
There are three trade cards in Heal collection for Chalmers & Robinson, giving their addresses as at the Ring & Cup in Walkers Court, Berwick Street, Soho, from 1760; the...
Opulent trade card in the highest rococo style, the asymmetrical cartouche dripping with all examples of a wide range of Chalmers and Robins's wares: dividers, rulers, telescopes, cups, ink wells, jugs, jewels, coffee pots, spectacles, cutlery, cruets, fobs, buckles, rings, platter and pendants.
There are three trade cards in Heal collection for Chalmers & Robinson, giving their addresses as at the Ring & Cup in Walkers Court, Berwick Street, Soho, from 1760; the Sidney Alley address, as here, from 1773, as it is a corner location, is the same building as No.1 Princes Street, which was used until 1783 by the company, and until 1793, by Chalmers alone.
There are three trade cards in Heal collection for Chalmers & Robinson, giving their addresses as at the Ring & Cup in Walkers Court, Berwick Street, Soho, from 1760; the Sidney Alley address, as here, from 1773, as it is a corner location, is the same building as No.1 Princes Street, which was used until 1783 by the company, and until 1793, by Chalmers alone.
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BM Heal 67.75
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