As part of the 2025 Broadway Arts Festival’s ‘Silver Day’, join Silver Historian John Andrew for “A Sterling Renaissance – British silver design from the 1950’s to date” a fascinating talk on contemporary silver design!

The story of the Renaissance  is unbelievable – a grumpy king, the controller of London Transport, civil servants galore, the Royal Navy’s Camouflage Directorate, an unemployed old Etonian, an architect, a fine painter, an Earl’s daughter, an American socialite and of course silversmiths. If you like a good true story and beautiful handmade objects – this is definitely for you!

About John Andrew:

John Andrew is The Curator of The Pearson Silver Collection, the largest collection of post-World War II British designer silver in private hands and is regarded as being of national importance. A selection of pieces from the collection will form an exhibition at Court Barn Museum in Chipping Campden during the festival.

‘Born a collector, aged seven it was coins. In my teens, antique silver emerged. Before university, I sold my coins, but began buying silver. When I graduated I had enough to lay a table for a dinner party. The current collection began in the early 1980s. By 2000 I had sold all my other collections, including thirty pieces of Fabergé.’

Tickets are priced at £20 per person, and include entry to an exhibition of The Pearson Silver Collection at Court Barn Museum in Chipping Campden, which runs from Saturday 17 May 2025 to Sunday 15 June 2025.

The Goldsmiths’ Company is proud to support Silver Day at the 2025 Broadway Arts Festival.