Absolutely Superb Quality Highly Collectible Brand New English Handcrafted “Broadway & Co” Hallmarked Sterling Silver Crystal Spirit Decanter (9.25”/24cm, 1.4kg).
Fantastic brand new old (2004) stock complete with original labels, original packaging and original presentation box. In perfect condition. Marvellous weight and feel. Work of master craftsmen of the highest order. Lovely weight and feel. Needs to be seen close up and handled to be fully appreciated as the photographs attached really do not do it justice.
Please browse all 24 sets of photographs attached for size, weight and condition as they are self explanatory.
Beautiful modern contemporary design. Would grace the best of tables anywhere in earth. Breathtaking quality English craftsmanship.
The esteemed firm of Broadway & Co was founded in 1901 by William Benjamin Broadway. The company is still located in the same area of Birmingham today, which is known as the “Jewellery Quarter”. The location is noted as a centre for the production of jewellery and metal working.
It is a conservation area with over 200 listed buildings. a unique historic environment in England. A national treasure. A place of special character which does not exist anywhere else in the world. The trade of jewellery making in this region dates back to the mediaeval era. In the twenty first century a quarter of the jewellery made in Britain originates from Birmingham Jewellery Quarter.
Broadway & Co. Ltd. works were originally based at Spencer Street, Birmingham. The company premises are now sited at Shady Lane, Birmingham, UK.
William Benjamin Broadway was known to be an expert die sinker. Unlike many jewellery concerns started at the beginning of the twentieth century Broadway & Co. is still in business today. It is privately owned by the Broadway family. The third and fourth generation of the Broadway family ensure the high standards of the Edwardian era are maintained today.
Gerard, Richmond and Christian Broadway oversee a business which still uses the dies and stamps that were crafted by the founder in the 1900s. As a result many of their products look just as they did in the Edwardian era.
As with many traditional British gold and silversmiths, Broadway & Co. fully hallmark their products and so there is no mistaking antique, vintage or contemporary silver crafted by this firm’s experts.
Unlike most countries the British hallmarking system often includes a date year. Hallmarking guarantees the purity of precious metals. Basically If they meet the minimal purity requirement they can be hallmarked. British makers continue the tradition of including the date year on their gold and silverware.
In the Victorian and Edwardian era machines were manufactured for the production of jewellery and silverware which have never been surpassed. Consequently they are still in use today.
Broadway & Co. silverware is still hand crafted!
Sterling silver has a minimum fineness of 925 parts per 1000 silver. It is 92.5 % pure silver & 7.5 % copper & other metals. This is the perfect combination for silversmiths, as it is soft enough to create the most superbly fashioned pieces imaginable & yet not too soft to be practical. Sterling silver also is easy to clean, quite resistant to tarnishing & robust enough for daily use.
Pure 99.9 silver is too soft & apt to crack when overworked. Sterling silver is the grade of ‘solid’ silver most suitable for the creation of fine pieces. Malleable enough to fashion into objet d’art & yet robust enough to finish & harden to a sharp edge.
Throughout the eras Broadway & Co. have produced iconic designs which typify the fashions of the day. Their pieces are sought after collector’s items.