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DAVID MELLOR

David Mellor Silver Items

David Mellor Silver Items for Sale

David Mellor was born in Sheffield in 1930 and trained as a silversmith at Sheffield College of Art, the Royal College of Art and the British School in Rome. In 1952 he visited Scandinavia on a travelling scholarship and designed Pride cutlery while still at college. This was later manufactured by Walker and Hall for whom Mellor became design consultant. In 1954 he set up his first silversmithing business in Sheffield, sharing a workshop with Brian Asquith from 1955 to 1960. He died in 2009.
 
We are always interested in purchasing work by David Mellor
 
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DAVID MELLOR Silver JUG
Sheffield 1955

Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)

Walker and Hall

Width: 10 cm
Height: 5 cm

Engraved to base: G.H.N 51

DAVID MELLOR had graduated from the RCA in 1954 and was appointed a design consultant for WALKER & HALL. Professor ROBERT GOODEN, Head of Silver & Jewellery at the Royal College of Art who had taught MELLOR, considered this appointment as the highlight of the mid 1950's. Although no designs have been found for this, his wife Fiona McCarthy and son Corin Mellor have confirmed that the basic design for these follows his thoughts on this early period and that the double skinned handles also points to these being designed by him
£ 250.00
DAVID MELLOR Silver BOWL
Sheffield 1956

Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)

Walker & Hall

Height: 5 cm
Width: 10 cm

Engraved to base: G.H.N 51 

DAVID MELLOR had graduated from the RCA in 1954 and was appointed a design consultant for WALKER & HALL. Professor ROBERT GOODEN, Head of Silver & Jewellery at the Royal College of Art who had taught MELLOR, considered this appointment as the highlight of the mid 1950's. Although no designs have been found for this, his wife Fiona McCarthy and son Corin Mellor have confirmed that the basic design for these follows his thoughts on this early period and that the double skinned handles also points to these being designed by him
£ 250.00
DAVID MELLOR Silver 'EMBASSY' Pattern TABLE SPOON
Sheffield 1962

Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)

Length: 19.5 cm 

In 1963, David Mellor was approached by the Ministry of Public Buildings and Works to design a complete new range of modern silver for use in British Embassies. The idea from Lord Hope, the then Minister of Works, desired the newly built embassies and furnishings to be in a contemporary style. Warsaw was the first new embassy to receive the new designs, followed by Mexico City. The 'Embassy' silver was Mellor's most important work in silver and established his reputation as a designer. Winning a Design Council award, the service was judged to be 'the best of its kind that has been produced in the country for many years.' The condiment sets, coffee pots, sugar bowls, cream jugs and candlesticks, were made in Mellor's workshop at 1 Park Lane in the suburb of Broomhall unlike the flatware which was manufactured elsewhere but bears his maker's mark. Following a change of government in 1965, the project was abandoned.
£ 140.00
DAVID MELLOR Silver 'PRIDE' DESSERT SPOON
Sheffield 1960

Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)

Length: 18.7 cm

Pride was designed by David Mellor in 1956 and won awards in 1957 - it was originally made by Walker & Hall
£ 98.00
DAVID MELLOR Silver 'PRIDE' PAIR TABLE SPOONS
Sheffield 1965/6

Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)

Walker & Hall

Length: 20.8 cm

Pride was designed by David Mellor in 1956 and won awards in 1957 - it was originally made by Walker & Hall
£ 195.00
DAVID MELLOR Silver 'PRIDE' TEASPOON
Sheffield 1966

Fully Hallmarked Silver
Sterling (925)

Walker & Hall

Length; 13.2 cm

Pride was designed by David Mellor in 1956 and won awards in 1957 - it was originally made by Walker & Hall
£ 79.00
x DAVID MELLOR 'PRIDE' 3 TABLE KNIVES
Length: 21.5 cm

Pride was designed by Davi Mellor in 1956 and won awards in 1957
£ 49.00