Makers & Designers

Strauss & Co’s decorative arts department has handled a worldly list of makers and designers specialising in furniture making, jewellery, silver, glass, porcelain and other artisanal trades.

Strauss & Co’s decorative arts department has handled a worldly list of makers and designers specialising in furniture making, jewellery, silver, glass, porcelain and other artisanal trades. This searchable database lists prominent makers and designers sold by Strauss & Co, including René Lalique, Gio Ponti, Patrick Mavros, as well as coveted houses like The Barnards and Tiffany & Co.


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W. Briggs & Co

birmingham 

W. Briggs & Co. was a silversmithing company in Sheffield, England. They produced silver-plated items such as punch bowls and knife sets. History
  • In 1900, W. Briggs & Co. became a private limited company
  • In 1911, William Briggs retired and his son, William Henry Briggs, became the manager
  • In 1922, the company was re-registered as a limited company
  • In 1923, the company offered its stock, machinery, and goodwill for sale
  • Samuel Viner (Crusade Cutlery) bought the company
Examples of their work
  • Antique Victorian silver-plated punch bowls
  • Antique 24-piece knife and fork sets in wood
Identifying Sheffield silver You can look for the Crown and the Rose mark to identify items that were assayed and marked in Sheffield. The Sheffield Assay Office used the Crown mark from 1773 until 1973. Old Sheffield Plate Old Sheffield Plate (OSP) is a material made from a combination of copper and sterling silver. It was developed by Thomas Boulsover in the 1740s.
We have not offered any works by W. Briggs & Co at auction

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