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William Stroud (from Grimwade p. 673):

William Stroud was the son of  John Stroud of Burleigh Street, Strand, polisher, citizen and blacksmith.

He was apprenticed to John Wirgman of Princes Street, Leicester Fields as goldsmith on 4th October 1769, on payment of £10.00 and turned over to Benjamin Laver of  New Bond Street on 4th December 1771.

Free 6th November 1776. First mark entered as plateworker on 7th July 1788. Address: 4 Burleigh Street, Strand.

Second mark, 9th March 1821. Moved to 2 Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, 27th August 1823.

Heal records William Stroud, goldsmith, Maiden Lane, Wood Street, 1761 - who must be an earlier separate individual for whom there is no entry of a mark. Also William Strowd, goldsmith, Burleigh Street, Strand, 1792 - 1804, Thomas Stroud, goldworker, 1829 (section VII) may be connected.

William Stroud

Antique Silver George III Entree Dish made in 1800

Henry Green

Antique Silver George III Entree Dish made in 1794

The founder of "Hennell dynasty" was David Hennell (I) (1712-1785), apprenticed to Edward Wood in 1728.

David Hennell obtained his freedom (1735) and opened his own business in Gutter Lane in 1736.

In 1763 he was joined in the business in Foster Lane workshop by his son Robert (I) (1741-1811), entering a joint mark in 1763 and 1768. David Hennell retired in in 1773 c. and the family business was continued by Robert Hennell (I).

In 1795 David Hennell (II) (1767-1829) entered in partnership with his father registering a new conjoined mark (Robert Hennell (I) and David Hennell (II).

In 1802 his brother <strong>Samuel Hennell</strong> (1778-1837) joined to the partnership but soon after David Hennell II retired from the firm and the business was continued by Samuel Hennell and his father Robert Hennell (I).

After the death of his father (1811) Samuel Hennell took over the business forming a brief partnership (1814-1816) with John Terry who had married one of his nieces. In 1816 Samuel Hennell returned to working on his own.

Robert Hennell (II) (born 1763) was the nephew of Robert Hennell (I). He was apprenticed in 1778 to his uncle and to John Houle (engraver). He obtained his freedom in 1785 probably working only at engraving until 1808 when he entered in partnership with Henry Nutting. The partnership lasted until 1809 when Robert Hennell (II) entered a mark by his own (35 Noble Street, Foster Lane).

In 1817 the firm moved to 3 Lancaster Court, Strand and to 14 Northumberland Street, Strand in 1828.

In 1817 c. his son Robert Hennell (III) (1794-1868) joined the firm Robert Hennell &amp; Son and after the retirement of his father (1833) took over the family business. Two of the sons of Robert Hennell (III) were apprenticed to their father: Robert Hennell (IV) (1826-1891), apprenticed in 1842, free 1849, and James Barclay Hennell (1828-1899), apprenticed in 1843, free 1850.

In 1868, at the death of Robert Hennell (III), the firm was taken by his two sons Robert Hennell (IV) and James Barclay Hennell.

Robert Hennell (III) retired in 1877 and James Barclay Hennell continued to manage the business by his own until 1887 when the firm was sold to Holland, Aldwinckle &amp; Slater.

In present days the heritage of Hennell name is carried on by Frazer &amp; Haws and Hennell of Bond Street.

Samuel Hennell

Pair of George III Antique Silver Entree Dishes made in 1817

Antique Silver George III Soup Tureen made in 1813

Tétard Frères, founded 1880. Edmond Tétard took over the business of the renowned master silversmith Émile Hugo in 1880. He registered his mark in the August of that year, giving the workshop address as 4 Rue Béranger, north of the Marais in central Paris.

He was a talented craftsman and his work soon came to the attention of both clients and his contemporaries. The firm specialised in creating beautiful sets of flatware and other table ware such as coffee and tea sets, decorative trays and urns. All the pieces featured elegant proportions and were finely wrought, many embellished with decorative details and hand engraving.

He exhibited at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1889, where he was awarded a gold medal for his outstanding designs and fine quality silverware, much of which was influenced by Rococo style. Tétard’s pieces were highly sought after by a discerning clientele and he became a favourite of the French aristocracy.

After Tétard’s death, the firm passed to his three sons Henri, Jacques and Georges. It was renamed Tétard Frères, and the brothers retired their father’s maker’s mark and registered their own in February, 1903. The firm went on to become one of the leading silversmiths of the early 20th century and their Art Deco style pieces were widely admired. They exhibited at the Paris Exposition of 1925.

The designers Valery Bizouard and Louis Tardy - who were renowned for their artistic talents and avant-garde leanings - joined the firm around 1919. Along with Henri Tétard’s son Jean, they were responsible for masterminding works that brought the firm wide acclaim and numerous awards. Bizouard’s designs helped cement the company’s reputation for beautiful and finely made works that reflected a deep respect for the past, whilst simultaneously acknowledging and understanding the taste and demands of the modern era.

An article published in 1930, observed that: “In Tétard’s search for new patterns and pure harmonies, we will readily discover the care they have always shown for adorning the modern home with pieces that are clearly of our time and whose forms reflect its spirit and style while still retaining …. noble and subtle affinities with the finest productions of the past.”

Tetard Freres

Pair of Antique French Silver Second Course Dishes made for the Maharaja of Baroda in 1925

Son of John Fountain late, of Poplar in the County of Middlesex, apprenticed to Fendall Rushworth of Goldsmith's Hall Citizen and Goldsmith 1 October 1777. Turned over the same day by consent to Daniel Smith of Aldermanbury London Citizen and Merchant Taylor. Free, 2 February 1785.

Mark entered as plateworker, in partnership with Daniel Pontifex, 29 July 1791. Address: 13 Hosher (Hosier) Lane, West Smithfield. Second mark alone, 1 September 1794. Address: 47 Red Lion Street, Clerkenwell. Third mark 30 June 1798. Moved to King Street, Clerkenwell, 1 April 1811. Fourth mark, 5 February 1821. Address: Harford Place, Haggerston Bridge. Heal records him as plateworker, Charterhouse Lane, 1787, before the entry of his first mark; otherwise up to 1800 as above.A fine quality Silversmith.

William Fountain

Antique Silver George III Meat Dish made for Prime Minister George Hamilton-Gordon in 1805

A fine French silversmith of the late 19th century working in Paris.

Jean-Baptiste Francois

Pair of Antique Silver French Meat Dishes made in c.1890

Pair of Antique Silver French Second Course Plates/Dishes made in c.1890

A table dressed for dinner is a magnificent sight and sets the mood for a wonderful occasion. Splendid antique sterling silver centrepiece can set the scene

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