Paul Jacques de Lamerie was a London-based silversmith. The Victoria and Albert Museum describes him as the "greatest silversmith working in England in the 18th century". He was being referred to as the "King's silversmith" in 1717. Though his mark raises the market value of silver, his output was large and not all his pieces are outstanding. The volume of work bearing de Lamerie's mark makes it almost certain that he subcontracted orders to other London silversmiths before applying his own mark.
Cup and Cover, made by Paul de Lamerie, 1736–7 Victoria and Albert Museum no. 819-1890
Rococo coffee jug, 1738
Silver Candlesticks by Paul de Lamerie. Hallmarked London, circa 1747-49
Lamerie's maker's mark for 1732 on the underside of a Britannia gauge waiter
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