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Guild of Handicraft. George Hart Charles Robert Ashbee originally set up the Guild and School of Handicraft in East London in 1888.

When the school closed in 1895 Ashbee moved the Guild to Chipping Campden 1902-1907. George Henry Hart (1882-1973), one of the original silversmiths who moved with Ashbee, took charge of the workshops but he concentrated on farming until his success in the 1926 and 1927 Goldsmith’s Company competitions. Freeman 1929, Liveryman 1933. He was joined in 1930 by his son, Henry and for a time he was joined by his half-brother Reynell Huyshe, the impressed mark on some metal wares was Hart and Huyshe, Campden, Glos. Huyshe was more of an academic and left to teach at the Gravesend School of Art where he taught, among others, Alex Styles. Now George Hart’s grandson, David Hart, is left to continue the work of the Guild of Handicraft together with the next generation.

The V&amp;A has 83 works related to Guild of Handicraft Ltd..

Made between 1890 and 1910, these objects form part of the Metalwork Collection, Furniture and Woodwork Collection and Prints, Drawings &amp; Paintings Collection. They hold work made from silver, leather and chrysoprase. Related makers include James Powell &amp; Son (Whitefriars Glassworks) Ltd.

Guild of Handicraft

Antique Silver George V Salt Cellar made in 1912

A stylish antique sterling silver George V single salt standing on an octagonal base.


A stylish antique sterling silver George V single salt standing on an octagonal base.The Guild of Handicraft made this lovely salt.Dimensions

Date	1912
Made By	Guild of Handicraft
Location	London
Stock Number	W90x32

Antique Silver George V Salt Cellar made in 1912

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