Information Regarding Ramsden & Carr

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LONDON, May 28. —An interesting loan exhibition of silver is attracting all London to Seaford House, the beautiful home of Lord and Lady Howard de Walden.

Only English silver is shown, and there is nothing which has been made since 1733, except a small modem section given over to the work of the
craftsmen of 1929. There are 600 pieces in the exhibition, and each is being shown on a background of sapphire velvet. The lighting has been so arranged that the engravings and inscriptions can be distinguished easily.

Tne Queen has shown a personal interest in the exhibition, and has lent three modern pieces of silver. These are a steeple cup, a shagreen box and a bonbon dish in a poppy design, and they are the work of Omar Ramsden, a young man of great promise.

Source: The Evening Star - 28th May 1929

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The British exhibition of arts and crafts, which opened in the Corcoran Gallery of Art on Wednesday of last week under the auspices of the Washington Society of the Fine Arts, is an engaging little show.

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There is a silver and enamel casket, "The Raleigh Ship." wrought decoration with eight blue moonstones by Omar Ramsden, goldsmith and silversmith of London, who has been interested in the revival of the art of the English ceremonial goldsmith, and has made a special study of historical design and execution in England, and also in Spain, France, Italy and Germany.

Source: The Sunday Star - 15th May 1921

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At the meeting of the council of the University of Paris on February 24 the vice-rector presented to that body a loving cup, a gift made by the University of London to the University of Paris as a souvenir of the hospitality it received last summer. The cup is silver-gilt, repoussé and chiselled, and is nearly three feet high. The lid is surmounted by an allegorical figure, while the body of the cup bears on its outside the arms of the Universities of Paris and London, two escutcheons emblematic of the French Republic and Great Britain, and three figures symbolic of science, letters and art. The cup was designed and executed by Messrs. Ramsden and Carr.

Source: Science - 13th March 1908

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Hand-wrought chiselled covered vase "Tree Sprites," designed by Omar Ramsden:



This vase was exhibited by Omar Ramsden at the Third International Exhibition of Industrial Art, at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts in 1930.

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A very fine gift of silverware is being made to the Cutlers’ Co. of Sheffield by the 12 leading Livery Companies of the City of London, it taking the form of a large rose bowl, two covered porringers and two covered beakers. The dish measures nearly 19 inches across, the central boss being finely engraved with the Cutlers’ arms. The names of the livery companies are engraved in leaf-shaped ornaments on the rim. The articles are splendid examples of modern art in silver. The silverware was viewed privately by members of the National Association of Goldsmiths in Sheffield. The designers are Omar Ramsden, Harold Stabler and Cecil Walker, the firms engaged on the work being Garrard & Co., the Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Co., Ltd., and Mappin & Webb, Ltd. A public view of the six pieces will be given in Sheffield in July. The rose bowl of wrought silver on an octagonal foot is exceptionally fine. The gift is a mark of appreciation for hospitality extended the donors by the Master Cutler and Cutlers’ Co. in the past.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 5th July 1928

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