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Brian Asquith was one of the principal figures in British silversmithing
during the 20th century, now regarded as the industry’s heroic age. In the
bleak aftermath of the Second World War there was a growing perception that
the revival of the British manufacturing economy depended on an ever-closer
integration with the visual arts. There were exciting opportunities for
those who chose to pursue a career in the fine arts or the traditional
crafts, and Asquith, along with other contemporaries such as David Mellor,
Gerald Benney and Robert Welch, successfully straddled designing for the
craft studio and the mass production of consumer goods.
Source: Times
