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Company type | Privately held company |
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Industry | Luxury goods |
Founded | Southwark, London (1969 ) |
Founder | Grant Macdonald |
Headquarters | London , United Kingdom |
Key people | George Macdonald (managing director) |
Website | grantmacdonald |
Grant Macdonald is a silversmith and goldsmith company based in London.
Founded in 1969 by Grant Macdonald, Grant Macdonald began as a silversmith workshop and became a limited company in 1977. [1] By the early 1980s Grant Macdonald produced many pieces for the Middle Eastern market. [2]
In 1998 they remade the orb and cross for the Dresden Frauenkirche which was installed in 2004. [3] [4] This piece was required to be made using the same materials and making process as the 18th-century original, which was destroyed by Allied bombings during World War II. [5] Master silversmith Alan Smith took on the work of recreating the seven-meter structure, and this was very fitting as his father had been one of the Royal Air Force pilots during the raids. [6] [7]
In 2006, the company received The Queen's Award for Enterprise in recognition of their exports. [1] In 2016 the company was awarded a Royal Warrant from the Prince of Wales as Goldsmiths and Silversmiths. [6] [8]