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Robert Bingham was an English pioneer photographer, mainly active in France, making portraits and reproductions of paintings. He had a background in chemistry and was particularly interested in photographic processes and published a treatise on this subject in 1848. He later became the first

Birks was by far the largest and most influential Canadian silversmith in the 20th century. Henry Birks & Company was established in Montreal in 1879 as a retail jeweler. It became Henry Birks & Sons in 1893 when his three sons joined the business. In 1897 Birks bought out Hendery & Leslie,

Louis Désiré Blanquart-Evrard was a cloth merchant from Lille, France who learned the calotype process from his druggist, a student of the inventor of the calotype, William Henry Fox Talbot. He developed a method of bathing the paper in solutions of potassium iodide and silver nitrate rather

• Alexander" Sandy" Bowers
  Date of Birth (1824-1868)
• Eilley Oram Bowers
  Date of Birth (1826-1903)

Alexander "Sandy" Bowers and Eilley Oram Bowers are remarkable figures in Nevada's mining history. They are credited with an instrumental role in discovering and early exploiting the Comstock Lode,

Founded in 1919 when Mario Buccellati took over Milan's Beltrami & Beltrami, Buccellati is known for its richly textured pieces that are influenced by Renaissance motifs and nature. He was the first famous for the technique of texture-engraving where pieces look like silk, damask, tulle, lace,

Iconic Navajo Silversmith

Effie Calavaza is celebrated as one of the most iconic Navajo silversmiths. She is renowned for her distinctive jewelry designs that fuse tradition with personal artistry. Based in Zuni, New Mexico, her work became synonymous with unique craftsmanship and a deep

Seasoned Executive

Joseph A. Carrabba, born in 1953, is a seasoned mining executive with extensive international experience spanning over four decades. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Geology from Capital University in Ohio and a Master of Business Administration from Frostburg State University

Flatware-making is one of the sub-specialties of silversmithing. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the vast majority of spoons and forks were made by specialist 'spoon makers' (knives were made by an entirely different tradesman called a cutler). The Chawner family was one of England's dominant

Charles Christofle founded the company that bears his name in 1830. Originally a jeweler, he bought the patents silver plating and electrolytic gilding of gold in 1842. As a goldsmith, he transformed ceremonial items and everyday objects: from jewelry to cutlery, gold smithery to sculptures, and

Antoine Claudet was a French businessman who moved to London to open a glass warehouse. The daguerreotype process quickly attracted his interest and he returned to Paris to be taught its fundamentals by the creator himself, Louis-Jacques Daguerre.

Returning to England with an operating license,