Paul Storr was an English goldsmith and silversmith working in the Neoclassical and other styles during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. His works range from simple tableware to magnificent sculptural pieces made for royalty.
1845 portrait of Storr
Pair of candlesticks, 1833–34, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Detail of a William IV silver tray, showing the maker's mark of Paul Storr on the underside, London, 1835
An 1810 silver-gilt wine-cooler with bas-relief frieze, Vermeil Room, White House
A goldsmith is a metalworker who specializes in working with gold and other precious metals. Nowadays they mainly specialize in jewelry-making but historically, goldsmiths have also made silverware, platters, goblets, decorative and serviceable utensils, and ceremonial or religious items.
The Baqdadi goldsmith by Kamal-ol-molk
A goldsmith workshop during the mid-seventeenth century
Aztec father teaches his son to cast gold
A Brahmin goldsmith from Goa, 16th century India