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Mappin & Webb Ltd. - London - 1917

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Mappin Brothers - London - 1893

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A 1935 advertisement from Roberts, Hughes & Co. Ltd., Mappin & Webb's sole agent in Egypt:


Roberts, Hughes & Co. Ltd. - Cairo and Alexandria - 1935

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Mappin & Webb Ltd. - London - 1915

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MAPPIN AND WEBB (GOLDSMITHS, SILVERSMITHS AND JEWELLERS)

Presiding on the 23rd ult., at the meeting of Mappin and Webb, Ltd. (Goldsmiths, Silversmiths, and Jewellers), Mr. William Harris said that when they met a year ago he told the shareholders that the balance sheet then presented was the finest ever issued by the company, but that which they were now considering was even better. They were paying a dividend of 15 per cent., writing off the balance of the expenses of the new issue of shares, amounting to £20,803, transferring £20,000 to the general reserve, which would raise that fund to £50,000, reducing the goodwill account by £10,000, and carrying forward the substantial sum of £38,490. He was sure these figures would be received with satisfaction. All their establishments had contributed to the profits of the year. The London houses, Sheffield, Paris, Nice, Monte Carlo, Biarritz, Rome, Lausanne, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg, and Montreal had all helped to this splendid result.

The sales and profits for the year 1920 were the highest ever recorded in the history of the company, the profits being nearly double what they were in 1913. Much of this magnificent result was due to the indefatigable efforts of his colleagues, Mr. Walter Mappin, Mr. Herbert Mappin, Mr. Stanley Mappin, and Mr. Bassett, who devoted the whole of their time to the business, and of whose energy and enthusiasm he could not speak too highly. They were in fact, if not in form, managing directors of the business.

They were making good progress with the erection of the new works at Sheffield, and hoped that by the end of the summer the building would be completed. This factory would give an output double that of the existing Royal Works. They had not yet attempted to carry out the extensions of the premises in Oxford Street. Building costs at the present time were very high, but they hoped that within a measurable distance of time these costs would greatly fall, and they would be able to carry out this improvement.

All their stocks had been most carefully taken and conservatively valued. Sterling silver, which was a most important commodity in their business, had been subject to a violent fluctuation throughout the year, at one time standing as high as 89d. per ounce and finally dropping as low as 39d. per ounce. Any idea the public might have that the price of silver goods was being maintained at the higher level was erroneous. Their silver goods could be bought any day at prices based on the current price of silver. The present price was below what it cost to produce at the mines, and there was likely to be a rise, so that the present was undoubtedly an advantageous time to buy.

The balance to the credit of profit and loss account of £114,960 compared with £90,407 in the previous year, an increase of £24,553. The profit was actually £18,788 higher than in 1919.

The report was unanimously adopted.

Sorce: The Saturday Review - 2nd April 1921

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Mappin & Webb - London - 1904

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Mappin & Webb Ltd. - London - 1916

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Mappin & Webb - London - 1886

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The 1953 Coronation spoon by Mappin & Webb:








M & W - Sheffield - 1954

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A pourer by Mappin & Webb, assayed at Birmingham in 1985:






Mn&Wb - Birmingham - 1985

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Mappin & Webb Ltd. - London - 1922



'LOUIS XVI' - 'GEORGIAN' - 'RAT TAIL' - 'PEMBURY' - 'ORLEANS'

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FOR THE CROWN PRINCE OF JAPAN



It is indeed a pleasant commentary on the recognised value of British goods that, on the occasion of the marriage of H.I.H. the Crown Prince of Japan, many articles for presentation were ordered in London, Among these were two exquisite travelling cases fashioned by Messrs. Mappin and Webb, Limited, 2, Queen Victoria Street, E.C., who are specially appointed jewellers, silversmiths, etc., to the Japanese Imperial Household. The Prince’s case, which we illustrate, was in crocodile skin, that of the Princess in pigskin; both had plain 18-carat gold fittings with the Imperial crest raised in platinum.

Source: Country Life - 5th April 1924

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Mappin & Webb Ltd. - London - 1922

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Mappin & Webb Ltd. - London - 1914

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MESSRS. MAPPIN AND WEBB’S CATALOGUE

Messrs. Mappin and Webb of Oxford Street, Regent Street and Queen Victoria Street, to whom the public are able to turn with such confidence for every kind of article in gold or silver, are shown by their newly issued catalogue to be as well stocked as ever with high-class goods at a fair price. Details and illustrations are given of a wide selection of articles of jewellery and plate, of watches, cigarette cases and match-boxes, cutlery and travelling cases, to mention only a few. With regard to the jewellery, there are brooches, rings, pendants and bracelets in great variety, all of agreeable design and having among them something to appeal to every taste and purse. The illustration of a corsage watch in a solid platinum case set with fine brilliants shows a beautiful piece of work, and from pages devoted to watches one turns to pages on which are illustrated silver sweetmeat dishes, flower stands, vases and fruit dishes, among them a particularly good pierced silver fruit dish which can be obtained either 6ins. or 9ins. wide, at £22 or £27 respectively. The catalogue ends with an interesting page devoted to clocks.

Source: Country Life - 12th June 1920

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FEATURES OF CANADIAN LIFE, IN SILVER



In view of the splendid achievements of the Canadian Expeditionary Force at the front, peculiar interest attaches to a series of wall-plaques, one of which we illustrate, cleverly modelled by Messrs. Mappin and Webb, at their London studios, at 158-162, Oxford Street, W. A specially interesting feature is that the plaques are made from silver obtained from Messrs. Mappin and Webb's clients’ own mines in Canada.

Source: The Illustrated London News - 1st May 1915

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Mappin & Webb (1908) Ltd. - London - 1911

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Mappin & Webb (1908) Ltd. - London - 1911

'PRINCE'S PLATE'

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Mappin and Webb Limited - London - 1949

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An image of the casket presented to Crown Prince Hirohito of Japan by the City of London during his visit in 1921:



The casket is of 18-ct. gold, with beautifully enamelled panels. The inscription reads: “ Presented by the Corporation of the City of London to His Imperial Highness Hirohito Shinno, Crown Prince of Japan. Guildhall. London, 11 May, 1921." The left panel shows H.I.J.M.S. "Fuji"; the right, the Royal Naval College.

The casket was designed and manufactured by Mappin & Webb Ltd.

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